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Steps toward understanding "street people" in Santa Barbara--and everywhere

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"An important resource for scholars, policymakers and social service providers....devoted to economic, demographic, ethical, legal, public policy, psychological, social service, subcultural and sociological issues relevant to young fathers. This volume contributes to the ongoing process of reframing the early pregnancy an childbearing literature to include young fathers. The empirical chapters include quantitative analyses of national surveys, ethnographic studies of inner-city young men and program evaluations....provide[s] up-to-date overviews of recent policy and programmatic initiatives."
—Journal of Adolescence

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Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Evolution of Unwed Fatherhood as a Policy Issue --Robert I. Lerman and Theodora J. Ooms Part I: Who Young Unwed Fathers Are 2. A National Profile of Young Unwed Fathers --Robert I. Lerman 3. Young Fathers and Parenting in a Central City --Mercer L. Sullivan 4. Sex Codes and Family Life Among Poor Inner-City Youths --Elijah Anderson 5. Risking Paternity: Sex and Contraception Among Adolescent Males --Freya L. Sonenstein, Joseph H. Pleck, and Leighton C. Ku 6. When and Why Fathers Matter: Impacts of Father Involvement on the Children of Adolescent Mothers --Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr. and Kathleen Mullan Harris Part II: Rights and Obligations 7. Legal Rights and Obligations: An Uneven Evolution --Ruth-Arlene W. Howe 8. Ethical Dimensions of Young Unwed Fatherhood --George W. Harris Part III: Policies and Programs 9. Creating Federal Leadership in Research and Policy Development --Linda Mellgren 10. Paternity Actions and Young Fathers --Esther Wattenberg 11. The Problems and Promise of Child Support Policies --Sandra K. Daziger, Carolyn K. Kastner, and Terri J. Nickel 12. In-Kind Contributions as Child Support: The Teen Alternative Parenting Program --Maureen A. Pirog-Good 13. Involving Unwed Fathers in Adoption Counseling and Teen Pregnancy Programs --M. Laurie Leitch, Anne M. Gonzalez, and Theodora J. Ooms 14. The Role of Unwed Fathers in the Abortion Decision --Arthur B. Shostak 15. Service Programs to Help Unwed Fathers --Joelle Sander 16. Employment Patterns of Unwed Fathers and Public Policy --Robert I. Lerman List of Contributors Index

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      Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.
      Publication Date: 29/06/1993
      ISBN13: 9781566390484, 978-1566390484
      ISBN10: 1566390486

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Steps toward understanding "street people" in Santa Barbara--and everywhere

      Trade Review
      "An important resource for scholars, policymakers and social service providers....devoted to economic, demographic, ethical, legal, public policy, psychological, social service, subcultural and sociological issues relevant to young fathers. This volume contributes to the ongoing process of reframing the early pregnancy an childbearing literature to include young fathers. The empirical chapters include quantitative analyses of national surveys, ethnographic studies of inner-city young men and program evaluations....provide[s] up-to-date overviews of recent policy and programmatic initiatives."
      —Journal of Adolescence

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Evolution of Unwed Fatherhood as a Policy Issue --Robert I. Lerman and Theodora J. Ooms Part I: Who Young Unwed Fathers Are 2. A National Profile of Young Unwed Fathers --Robert I. Lerman 3. Young Fathers and Parenting in a Central City --Mercer L. Sullivan 4. Sex Codes and Family Life Among Poor Inner-City Youths --Elijah Anderson 5. Risking Paternity: Sex and Contraception Among Adolescent Males --Freya L. Sonenstein, Joseph H. Pleck, and Leighton C. Ku 6. When and Why Fathers Matter: Impacts of Father Involvement on the Children of Adolescent Mothers --Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr. and Kathleen Mullan Harris Part II: Rights and Obligations 7. Legal Rights and Obligations: An Uneven Evolution --Ruth-Arlene W. Howe 8. Ethical Dimensions of Young Unwed Fatherhood --George W. Harris Part III: Policies and Programs 9. Creating Federal Leadership in Research and Policy Development --Linda Mellgren 10. Paternity Actions and Young Fathers --Esther Wattenberg 11. The Problems and Promise of Child Support Policies --Sandra K. Daziger, Carolyn K. Kastner, and Terri J. Nickel 12. In-Kind Contributions as Child Support: The Teen Alternative Parenting Program --Maureen A. Pirog-Good 13. Involving Unwed Fathers in Adoption Counseling and Teen Pregnancy Programs --M. Laurie Leitch, Anne M. Gonzalez, and Theodora J. Ooms 14. The Role of Unwed Fathers in the Abortion Decision --Arthur B. Shostak 15. Service Programs to Help Unwed Fathers --Joelle Sander 16. Employment Patterns of Unwed Fathers and Public Policy --Robert I. Lerman List of Contributors Index

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