Growing Up Fast: Re-Visioning Adolescent Mothers' Transitions to Young Adulthood

by Bonnie J. Ross Leadbeater

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848725728
• ISBN13: 9781848725720
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"