School-Age Pregnancy & Parenthood

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A reprint from 1986, this book considers biological and social aspects of teenage pregnancy. The book was spurred by the increase in pregnancies at the time, and the introduction addresses trends since the book was first printed, taking into account life history theory, cross-cultural perspectives, and understanding all factors affecting a cultural group. Lancaster (anthropology, U. of New Mexico) and Hamburg (child and adolescent psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine) bring together 18 chapters by American scholars of biology, anthropology, individual and family studies, child development, psychology, and other fields, who discuss biological, emotional, cognitive, and sexual development, and cultural differences, as well as aspects such as child abuse and economic effects. The book was the first in a series sponsored by the Social Sciences Research Council Committee on Biosocial Perspectives on Parent Behavior and Offspring Development.