Family relations, lifestyles, and alternative educational program as it relates to African American teen-age mothers, 1992
Hodges, Jacquelyn
1990-1999
The overall objective of this study was to explore African American teen-age mothers' definitions of family relations, life styles, and utilization of alternative objective, the researcher did the following : (1) identified the factors that influenced the African American teen mother population. (2) used frequency distribution to find which of these factors had greater influence. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data at Carver High School (Carver Teen Project). There were thirteen teen-age mothers who agreed to participate in the survey. Simple descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. The findings revealed the following: (1) teen mothers defined their relationships with family members as loving, caring, and happy. (2) teen mothers defined themselves as normal everyday teenagers. (3) teen mothers feel good about the alternative educational program they attend.
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application/pdf
1992-05-01
dissertation
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Clark Atlanta University
School of Social Work, Policy Planning and Administration
Mitchell, Hattie
Georgia--Atlanta
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1992_hodges_jacquelyn
