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

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1993

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 208 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Population dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa Population dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa. 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 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 Notes "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." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-208) Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL 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. 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 culture note. taboo. human behavior. demography. economics. population. psychology. research (function) culture (concept) SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Demography. Taboo Social change Research Psychology Population Personality Human behavior Fertility Family planning services Economics Demography Culture Cross-cultural studies Contraception Childfree choice Age factors in disease Fertility, Human Sexual ethics Teenage pregnancy Teenagers -- Sexual behavior Teenagers -- Social conditions Fertilität Vruchtbaarheid. Adolescenten. SUBJECT Africa, Sub-Saharan. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001667 Africa. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001531 Africa South of the Sahara Africa Subject Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Subsaharisches Afrika Genre/Form Statistics Statistics. Statistiques. Form Electronic book Author Bledsoe, Caroline H. Cohen, Barney, 1959- Working Group on the Social Dynamics of Adolescent Fertility. LC no. 93084260 ISBN 058514348X 9780585143484 1280196106 9781280196102 9786610196104 6610196109

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