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Introduction: transitionS to early adulthood for inner-city adolescent mothers: building a rock to stand on

1. Beyond the stereotypes: what kind of problem is teenage parenting?

2. The American context: sex, marriage, work, and poverty

3. Resilient processes: gaining strength from challenge and support

4. Pathways to adulthood: school and work

5. Life as a working mother: Teressa and Charise

6. Welfare benefits for inner-city adolescent mothers: supporting early adult development

7. Living on welfare: Mialisa, Helen, and Vivian

8. Resilient relationships: men as fathers and partners

9. Relationships that hurt: escaping domestic violence / with Tricia Harmon

10. Adolescent mothers as co-parents: the effects of maternal care, grandmothers' involvement, and day-care experiences on child competence and problem behaviors / with Wendy Hoglund

11. Building a rock to stand on: policies that enhance competence for the transition to early adulthood

Appendix A: Description of measures

Appendix B: Interview for ethnographic data

Appendix C: Course activity and discussion materials.

Teenage mothers > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.

Teenage girls > New York (State) > New York > Psychology.