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Displaying records 21 through 25 (25 total).

Edwards JP, Elkins TE. 1988. Just between us: A social sexual training guide for parents and professionals who have concerns for person with retardation. Portland, OR: Ednick Communications, 157 pp.

Annotation: This monograph was written for parents and professionals and focuses on the social, emotional, and sexual development of children with special health needs. Topics include: attitudes, social-sexual needs, moral-ethical concerns, reproductive health issues, parental concerns, self esteem, sterilization and contraception, avoiding exploitation, and marriage and parenthood. Appendices provide staff guidelines for social-sexual and human relationship issues, "ACOG Ethics Committee Policy Statement on Sterilization," resource material listing, and references.

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Contraception, Emotional development, Interpersonal relations, Marriage, Parents, Psychosexual development, Reproductive health, Self esteem, Sexuality, Social development, Sterilization

Piotrow PT, Orleans, LA, Kantner J, Zelnick M, Puffer, RR, Soewondo N, Parker AS; The Draper World Population Fund . 1975. Mothers too soon: Draper World Population Fund report . Washington, DC: Draper World Population Fund Population Crisis Committee., 29 pp. (No 1, Autumn 1975 )

Annotation: This report includes seven articles that address the global population crisis. These include (1) Mothers too soon; (2) Early marriage and pregnancy in traditional Islamic society; (3) New patterns in China's family planning; (4) Sex and reproduction among U.S. teenage women; (5) Teenage pregnancies: High risk for infants; (6) Marriage law reform in Indonesia; and 7) Biological aspects of teenage pregnancy.

Keywords: Cultural factors, Family planning, Fertility, Infant mortality, Marriage, Maternal mortality, Reproduction, Teen pregnancy

University of Minnesota, Center for Youth Development and Research and Agricultural Extension Service. 1972. Youth in Minnesota: Characteristics of the population, 1970. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, Center for Youth Development and Research and Agricultural Extension Service, 31 pp.

Annotation: This report presents statistical data describing adolescents 12—22 years of age living in Minnesota. Statistics provided include age distribution by residence and race, family income, public school attendance and withdrawals, work status, marriages, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, foster care and state guardianship, unwed mothers, juvenile court activity, commitments to institutions for delinquents, mental hospital admissions, and venereal disease. Census data definitions are provided.

Contact: University of Minnesota, Center for Youth Development and Research, 386 McNeal Hall, 1985 Buford Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55108, Telephone: (612) 624-3700 Price unknown.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Adolescents, Foster care, Marriage, Statistics

Golden Anniversary White House Conference on Children and Youth. 1960. Children and youth in the 1960s: Survey papers prepared for the 1960 White House Conference on Children and Youth. [Washington, DC]: Golden Anniversary White House Conference on Children and Youth, 340 pp.

Annotation: This collection of papers was specially prepared for Conference participants to provide them with specific background information on each major theme of the Conference. These themes are the current scene including young adults, suburbia, city housing and mobility; beliefs and values including religious development, values and ideals; health, education, employment, and leisure services; special problems of minorities, civil rights, migrants, marriage and divorce, and multi problem families; children with developmental disabilities and behavior problems; and community action.

Keywords: Adults, Behavior problems, Children, Children with developmental disabilities, Cities, Civil rights, Community action, Conferences, Divorce, Dysfunctional families, Education, Employment, Health, Marriage, Migrants, Minority groups, Religion, Social values, Suburban population, United States, Youth

Williams N, ed. Cultural diversity in American family life. Journal of Family Issues. 16(32):243-405. May 1995,

Annotation: This special issue of the "Journal of Family Issues" is dedicated to the role of family relations within the context of cultural diversity based on racial and ethnic differences. It includes empirical and theoretical articles. Topics covered include family life and racial and ethnic diversity; social support systems for employed African Americans and Anglo-Americans; differences between rural and urban family structures for African Americans; the timing of marriages among Chinese and Japanese Americans; the patterns of care for elderly Mexican Americans; the roles of race, ethnicity, and gender in the perceptions of fairness; and the relationships between the assimilation model, family life, and race and ethnicity and how these relationships affect the care of minority welfare mothers.

Contact: Sage Publications, 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-2218, Telephone: (805) 499-9774 Secondary Telephone: (800)818-7243 Fax: (805) 499-0871 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.sagepub.com $15.00; discounts available for bulk orders; prepayment required for orders under $25.00.

Keywords: Asian Americans, Blacks, Cultural diversity, Elder care, Employment, Ethnic factors, Family characteristics, Family life, Family relations, Family relations, Marriage, Mexican Americans, Moral values, Mothers, Racial factors, Rural population, Sex role, Social values, Urban population, Welfare services, Whites, Women

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