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Is early parenthood such a bad thing?

Chase, E; Knight, A; (2005) Is early parenthood such a bad thing? In: Chase, E and Simon, A and Jackson, S, (eds.) In care and after: a positive perspective. (pp. 82-100). Routledge: London, UK. Green open access

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Abstract

Research on young parents who have experience of local authority care is fairly limited, and to date has been somewhat preoccupied with the assumed negative impact of early pregnancy on life outcomes and prospects for young people in care. Yet the idea that pregnancy precludes other opportunities supposes that all young women (and indeed young men) have equal access to opportunities and life chances. However, there is a substantial research base which tells us that this is not the case and that young people in and leaving local authority care face significant disadvantages on many fronts. This chapter explores some of these issues in more detail, and draws both on the existing literature base and on more recent research conducted by the authors.

Type: Book chapter
Title: Is early parenthood such a bad thing?
ISBN: 0415352533
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.4324/9780203101186
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203101186
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Education, Practice and Society
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10115004
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