Title Social dynamics of adolescent fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa / Caroline H. Bledsoe and Barney Cohen, editors.

Descript 1 online resource (xv, 208 pages) : illustrations, maps polychrome. rdacc http://rdaregistry.info/termList/RDAColourContent/1003 Series Population dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa Population dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa. Note "Working Group on the Social Dynamics of Adolescent Fertility, Panel on the Population Dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa, Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council." Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-208). Contents Introduction -- Levels and trends in adolescent fertility -- Marriage: new forms, new ambiguities -- Reproductive entitlement: the social context of fortility and parenthood -- Education and adolescent fertility -- Early work, training, and preparation for adulthood -- Consequences of adolescent sexuality and childbearing for mothers and children -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Difficulties in analyzing adolescent fertility. Note English. Summary Adolescent fertility tends to be valued and sanctioned in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa when parents have had adequate ritual or training preparation for adulthood and the child has a recognized father. Young women and adolescents who conceive and bear children within this context are widely accepted by society; those who conceive outside of marriage, however, are strongly condemned by society. Over the past 2-3 decades, most African countries have successfully raised their levels of education. Girls and women are increasingly privy to formal school education and training in trade apprenticeships, domestic service, and ritual initiation which had otherwise been denied in the past. These factors, combined with declining menarche in a few areas, and changing economic opportunities, law, and religion make it more difficult to define the exact date of entry into marriage. Many girls are taking advantage of these changing circumstances and their opportunities to obtain educations and resist early marriage and cildbearing. While defying the traditional entry into early marriage, many young women do not, however, refrain from engaging in sexual activities. Pregnancies to unwed mothers are thereby on the rise and may constitute the most profound change observed in the social context of adolescent fertility on the continent. Once pregnant, many women find themselves shut out by family planning programs and prenatal clinics which serve only married women. This paper ultimately concludes that the social context of adolescent childbearing has an effect on the outcome for mother and child which is as important as the physiological maturity of the mother. Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide Subject Teenage pregnancy -- Africa, Sub-Saharan. Teenagers -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Social conditions. Teenagers -- Sexual behavior -- Africa, Sub-Saharan. Sexual ethics -- Africa, Sub-Saharan. Fertility, Human -- Africa, Sub-Saharan. Teenage pregnancy. Cross-cultural studies. Culture. Fertility. Social change. Taboo. Childfree choice. Age factors in disease. Human behavior. Contraception. Demography. Economics. Family planning services. Personality. Population. Psychology. Research. Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa Pregnancy in Adolescence Adolescent Contraception Behavior Cross-Cultural Comparison Culture Education Fertility Population Characteristics Sexuality Social Change Socioeconomic Factors Taboo Marriage -- trends Reproductive Behavior Sexual Behavior Age Factors Behavior Contraception Demography Developing Countries Economics Family Planning Services Personality Population Population Dynamics Psychology Research Africa South of the Sahara Africa culture note. taboo. human behavior. demography. economics. population. psychology. research (function) SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Demography. Taboo. (OCoLC)fst01141792 Social change. (OCoLC)fst01122310 Research. (OCoLC)fst01095153 Psychology. (OCoLC)fst01081447 Population. (OCoLC)fst01071476 Personality. (OCoLC)fst01058667 Human behavior. (OCoLC)fst00962811 Fertility. (OCoLC)fst00923145 Family planning services. (OCoLC)fst01750251 Economics. (OCoLC)fst00902116 Demography. (OCoLC)fst00890158 Culture. (OCoLC)fst00885059 Cross-cultural studies. (OCoLC)fst00884159 Contraception. (OCoLC)fst00876819 Childfree choice. (OCoLC)fst01764587 Age factors in disease. (OCoLC)fst00800172 Fertility, Human. (OCoLC)fst00923157 Sexual ethics. (OCoLC)fst01114835 Teenage pregnancy. (OCoLC)fst01145514 Teenagers -- Sexual behavior. (OCoLC)fst01145644 Teenagers -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01145648 Africa. (OCoLC)fst01239509 Sub-Saharan Africa. (OCoLC)fst01239520 Fertilita⁺t Subsaharisches Afrika Vruchtbaarheid. Adolescenten. Fertilita⁺t. Schwarzafrika. Alt Author Bledsoe, Caroline H. Cohen, Barney, 1959- Working Group on the Social Dynamics of Adolescent Fertility. ISBN 058514348X (electronic bk.) 9780585143484 (electronic bk.) 1280196106 9781280196102 9786610196104 6610196109 0309048974 9780309048972 9780309585538 0309585538