1. Introduction: the construction of teenage pregnancy as a social problem / Anne Daguerre with Corinne Nativel -- Part One: Liberal welfare states : 2. Young single mothers and 'welfare reform' in the US / Christine Carter McLaughlin and Kristin Luker -- 3. Teenage pregnancy in New Zealand: changing social policy paradigms / Georg Menz / 4. Teenage pregnancy and parenthood in England / Anne Daguerre -- Part Two: Continental and Scandinavian welfare states : 5. Approaches to teenage motherhood in Québec, Canada / Johanne Charbonneau -- 6. Teenage pregnancy and reproductive politics in France / Corinne Nativel -- 7. Early motherhood in Italy: explaining the 'invisibility' of a social phenomenon / Elisabetta Pernigotti and Elisabetta Ruspini -- 8. Teenage reproductive behaviour in Denmark and Norway: lessons from the Nordic welfare state / Lisbeth B. Knudsen and Ann-Karin Valle -- Part Three: Transition states : 9. Meeting the challenge of new teenage reproductive behaviour in Russia / Elena Ivanova -- 10. Teenage pregnancy in Poland: between laissez-faire and religious backlash / Stephane Portet -- 11. Conclusion: welfare states and the politics of teenage pregnancy: lessons from cross-national comparisons / Corinne Nativel with Anne Daguerre -- Statistical appendix:Teenage fertility in OECD countries.
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Teenage parenthood is recognised as a significant disadvantage in western industrialised nations. It has been found to increase the likelihood of poverty and to reinforce inequalities. This book explores, for the first time, the links between welfare state provision and teenage reproductive behaviour across a range of countries with differing welfare regimes.
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