Pregnant bodies, fertile minds : gender, race, and the schooling of pregnant teens / Wendy Luttrell.

By:

Luttrell, Wendy

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Routledge, 2003Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 238 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781317958444
1317958446
9781315865683
1315865688
9781317958420
131795842X
9781317958437
1317958438

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Pregnant bodies, fertile mindsDDC classification:

371.93/086/5 22

LOC classification:

LC4091 .L88 2003eb

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Contents:

Separate and unequal -- Shame, blame, and the stigma wars -- Self portraits : from girlhood to motherhood -- Making the "self-which-I-might-be" -- Showing and telling pregnancy stories. Representing youth worlds, identities, and relationships -- Entering girls' worlds -- Split at the roots : rethinking educational practice.

Summary: Focusing on 50 girls enrolled in a model public school program for pregnant teens, Luttrell explores how pregnant girls experience society's view of them & what schools are doing to help these young women achieve their education. Individual stories are accompanied by personal self-portraits.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226) and indexes.

Focusing on 50 girls enrolled in a model public school program for pregnant teens, Luttrell explores how pregnant girls experience society's view of them & what schools are doing to help these young women achieve their education. Individual stories are accompanied by personal self-portraits.