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ERIC Number: EJ535394
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0001-8449
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Black Teenage Pregnancy in South Africa: Some Considerations.
Cunningham, Peter W.; Boult, Brenda E.
Adolescence, v31 n123 p691-700 Fall 1996
Asserts black teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases in South Africa are at threatening levels. Outlines selected consequences based on the assertion that teenage pregnancy is multi-causational. Hypothesizes teenage pregnancy needs reexamination in terms of the pheronomal climate's impact on prepuberial girls; and nature's way of ensuring survival of the species. (KW)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Births to Single Women, Black Youth, Blacks, Early Parenthood, Family Planning, Fatherless Family, Females, Mothers, Parents, Pregnancy, Pregnant Students, Sex Education, Sexuality, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Social Problems, Unwed Mothers, Youth, Youth Problems
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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