GENDER, RACE, CLASS, AND THE TREND TOWARD EARLY MOTHERHOOD Journal Article

Overview

abstract

• This research offers a feminist analysis of teen pregnancy and the trend toward single parenting. Forty-five young women between the ages of 14 and 19 were interviewed at a high school for teen mothers in the Denver metropolitan area. The findings of the study highlight the complex relationship between female adolescence, family structure, and social location as each of these factors informs the trend toward early motherhood. The analysis frames teen pregnancy within the feminist discourse on female development, focusing on issues of attachment and autonomy as these conflicting needs influence the choice to mother.

CU Boulder Authors

• Jacobs, Janet L

publication date

• January 1, 1994

has restriction

• closed

Date in CU Experts

• December 8, 2013 8:49 AM

Full Author List

• JACOBS JL

author count

• 1

published in

• Journal of Contemporary Ethnography: a journal of ethnographic research  Journal

Other Profiles

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

• 0891-2416

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

• 1552-5414

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• https://doi.org/10.1177/089124194022004002

Additional Document Info

start page

• 442

end page

• 462

volume

• 22

issue

• 4