Download e-book for iPad: MTV and Teen Pregnancy: Critical Essays on 16 and Pregnant by Letizia Guglielmo

In MTV and teenage being pregnant: severe Essays on 16 and Pregnant and Teen mother, members from various backgrounds and services provide effective essays approximately those courses. Divided into 4 components, the booklet tackles the debatable representations of teenage being pregnant from quite a few disciplines. half I explores gendered social norms and the indicates’ roles as both academic assets or idealized depictions of youngster motherhood. half II activates readers to think about the intersections of race, category, gender, and the social and cultural energy buildings usually glossed over in those courses. half III specializes in teenage fathers, the portrayal of masculinity, and “good” vs. “bad” mom and dad. half IV attracts from TVs representations of truth to debate the influence of those exhibits at the viewing viewers. This part encompasses a narrative from an adolescent mom who argues that the exhibits don't effectively mirror the lifestyles she leads.

As the debates approximately 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom proceed, this assortment presents a beneficial serious discourse for use either inside and out the school room. these engaged in classes on gender and women’s stories, in addition to media reviews, social paintings, and relations and formative years improvement, will locate MTV and teenage Pregnancy specially insightful—as will these excited by group outreach courses, let alone kids and younger moms themselves.