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Growing Up Fast - Re-Visioning Adolescent Mothers' Transitions to Young Adulthood (Paperback)
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Growing Up Fast - Re-Visioning Adolescent Mothers' Transitions to Young Adulthood (Paperback)
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The first edition of Growing Up Fast attempted to counter the
stereotype of poor, minority adolescent mothers and describe the
diversity of their educational, work, parenting, and relationship
experiences. The volume followed a strengths-based approach to
understanding why some mothers appeared resilient to the stresses
of early parenting, compared to their peers, and what obstacles
undermine resiliency for some of these young women. We hear their
stories in their own words. We also see how many disadvantaged
mothers go on to succeed in school, work, and parenting while
avoiding many of the risk associated with teen parenting . The
research is based on a six-year study of 120 young disadvantaged
mothers and their children from New York City. It uniquely combines
the analysis of longitudinal questionnaire data with qualitative
analysis of extensive interviews conducted with these women
focusing on the first six years after their child was born. A past
winner of the Society for Research on Adolescence best book award,
Growing Up Fast is a fascinating study of human resilience that
will continue to be recognized for its contribution to individuals
involved in program development and policymaking with teenage
parenting. A new introductory chapter to the book suggests that we
can look at the previous findings through a new lens that
emphasizes not only the diversity of outcomes for young mothers and
the sources of their strengths, but also asks what we can learn
from these women about supporting their educational and work goals,
as they transition to adulthood. New attention to emerging
adulthood shows that this is a critical stage of life when the
foundations for health and healthy life styles are laid down.
Developmental tasks of this phase include building the capacity for
financial and residential independence through post-secondary
education and job training, and establishing stable sources of
support from parents, romantic partners, and peers for all youth.
Leadbeater addresses the societal changes that make these tasks
particularly salient for young women and focuses attention on how
we can support youth who make this transition with children.
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