'Adolescence', Pregnancy and Abortion

Name: 'Adolescence', Pregnancy and Abortion
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Constructing a Threat of Degeneration

By: Catriona I. Macleod

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Hardcover | 30 June 2010 | Edition Number 1

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184 Pages

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Winner of the Rhodes University Vice-Chancellor's Book Award 2012!
Winner of the 2011 Distinguished Publication Award of the Association for Women in Psychology!

Why, despite evidence to the contrary, does the narrative of the negative consequences of teenage pregnancy, abortion and childbearing persist?

This book argues that the negativity surrounding early reproduction is underpinned by a particular understanding of adolescence. It traces the invention of "adolescence" and the imaginary wall that the notion constructs between young people and adults.

Macleod examines the entrenched status of "adolescence" within a colonialist discourse that equates development of the individual with the development of civilisation, and the consequent threat of degeneration that "adolescence" implies.

Many important issues are explored, such as the invention of teenage pregnancy and abortion as a social problem; issues of race, culture and tradition in relation to teenage pregnancy; and health service provider practices, specifically in relation to managing risk. In the final chapter, an argument is made for a shift from the signifier "teenage pregnancy" to "unwanted pregnancy".

Using data gathered from studies worldwide, this book highlights central issues in the global debate concerning teenage pregnancy. It is ideal for academics, and students of health psychology, women's studies, nursing and sociology, as well as practitioners in the fields of youth and social work, medicine and counselling.

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"Macleod does not deny that pregnancy may be a problem for very young women but encourages us not only to rethink the taken for granted relationship between 'teenage' and problem pregnancy but to confront the social anxieties which surround it. The analysis is rigorous and thought provoking with important implications for theory, research, health practice and social policy." - Mary Boyle, Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychology, University of East London, UK "The book is a timely contribution to debates around the 'problems' of adolescents in our society and teenage pregnancy in particular, and adds to a small but growing set of voices from other areas of concern about youth which question the category of adolescence itself and point to the damaging effects of its use. The style is clear and accessible; the content is scholarly, yet very readable." - Christine Stephens, Professor of Psychology, Massey University, New Zealand

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