Adolescent Pregnancy: Past, Present and Future Trends and Issues
A special issue of Societies (ISSN 2075-4698).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2016) | Viewed by 131650
Special Issue Editor
Interests: adolescent pregnancy and parenting; high-risk sexual activity; family formation and poverty
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The special issue will provide a forum for leading scholars to examine theoretical insights and empirical findings associated with the recent decline in adolescent pregnancy and childbearing internationally, with special attention to the United States. This recent shift in the incidence of adolescent fertility is notable in its consistency and magnitude; at the same time, however, continuing historic disparities require focused attention on the contemporary meaning of early childbearing in the U.S. as well as across the globe.
This issue will contribute to interdisciplinary literature, focusing on: demographic trends in adolescent fertility; successful intervention approaches and major “lessons learned” regarding primary pregnancy prevention; identification of key theoretical issues associated with these trends, with particular focus on the existence and meaning of disparities and their implications for youth development and wellbeing.
Dr. Naomi Farber
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- adolescent pregnancy
- adolescent childbearing
- poverty
- high-risk sexual behavior
- youth development