Fatherhood and the meaning of children: An ethnographic study among Puerto Rican partners of adolescent mothers

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 118-125

  Foster, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent pregnancy; Populations at risk; Young fathers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTHER; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PUERTO RICO; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 1542349292     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2003.10.019     Document Type: Article

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