PS276 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Teen Mom
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Rate of teen births in us twice as high as in canada, 3x greater than ireland, 5x greater than france, 10x than japan, and 17x than korea. The greater the gap b/w rich and poor and the lower rate of school attendance among young people, the higher the rate of teen childbearing. Problem of childbearing densely concentrated among economically disadvantaged youth. Among white adolescents, nearly 2/3 of all births occur outside marriage but large proportion of these occur within context of cohabitation. Among black adolescents, virtually all childbirths are out of wedlock and few among cohabiting couples; rate for hispanics falls between. Mexican american women more likely to bear first child within marriage whereas puerto. Rican women more likely to bear children out of wedlock but within context of cohabitation. Main reason for high birth rate among black teens is highest proportion of adolescents growing up in single parent homes, which experience more economic stress.
