In 1983 minority youths constituted 27% of the adolescent population in the US but they had about 40% of all adolescent births and 57% of births to unmarried teens. In 1982 87% of the 125929 black adolescent births were out of wedlock (for whites it was 38%). Approximately 90% of black teens who give birth choose to keep their babies. Causal explanations for adolescent births include: 1) an attempt to fulfill emotional needs 2) a feeling of hopelessness and despair toward the future because of economic deprivation and 3) the cultural idea that bearing children is a symbol of achieving womanhood or manhood. Due to greater economic scarcity the number of black female-headed households grew to 48% in 1984. Historically blacks have been more tolerant of adolescent pregnancy than whites. The most effective approaches to teen pregnancy prevention emphasize a variety of strategies such as 1) education and training 2) jobs 3) sex/family life education 4) life-skills 5) peer counseling and 6) male responsibility counseling with equal emphasis on the needs of females and males. 2 effective programs are the Teen Outreach Program (which seeks to reduce teen pregnancy and encourage the completion of high school) and the Choices and Challenges curriculum (which helps preadolescents and adolescents plan their futures and acquire a more realistic understanding of the implications of teen parenthood). Sex education and clinics in schools are controversial topics but school-based comprehensive health clinics are thought to be effective and are spreading across the country. A generation ago the typical pregnant teenager did not suffer the multiple exposures (e.g. crime drugs and poverty) many pregnant teens experience today. Todays pregnant teens are more likely to 1) have health problems 2) have inadequate or nonexistent child care 3) become school drop-outs and 4) lack job skills and employment opportunities. Federal spending for social programs has decreased but black organizations are increasing the number of pregnancy prevention programs.
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Pub Date : 1980-01-01DOI: 10.4135/9781412972024.n899
L. Morris
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