Adolescence, pregnancy and abortion : constructing a threat of degeneration / Catriona Macleod.

Author/creator Macleod, Catriona
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
Descriptionxi, 168 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesWomen and psychology
Women and psychology. ^A403843
Contents Setting the scene -- Adolescence as transition? -- Conundrums : sex education, "teenage pregnancy", and decision-making in the context of abortion -- Constructing a threat of degeneration : the invention of and research practices concerning the "social problem" of "teenage pregnancy" -- Young women and legalized abortion : the new "social problem" -- Othering : race, culture and "teenage pregnancy"/abortion -- Managing the threat of degeneration -- From "teenage pregnancy" to unwanted pregnancy.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 150-164) and index.
LCCN 2010007376
ISBN9780415553391 (hb : alk. paper)
ISBN0415553393 (hb : alk. paper)
ISBN9780415553384 (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN0415553385 (pb : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HQ35 .M33 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold