Growing Up Fast: Transitions to Early Adulthood of Inner-City Adolescent Mothers

by Bonnie J. Ross Leadbeater and Niobe Way

In this book the authors examine in depth the lives of inner-city adolescent mothers, going beyond stereotypes to illuminate the diverse pathways to young adulthood taken by these young women. The different ways they respond to becoming a parent reflect a range of abilities, aspirations, and supports. Their often-creative solutions to living in poverty, the intensity of their desires to make their children's lives better, the height of their youthful...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805837361
• ISBN13: 9780805837360
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"