Sally's Corner

Coping with Unmarried Motherhood

Datos Bibliográficos

ID10219984
AutoresHarriet B Presser (University of Maryland, College Park, autor de correspondencia)
Año1980
Volumen36
Número1
Páginas107-129
Fecha de publicación1980-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Social Issues (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-4537 • E-ISSN: 1540-4560
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1540-4560.1980.tb01901.x
OpenAlexW2071226152
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas13
Referencias citadas21

This paper examines the coping strategies of unmarried mothers (mostly black) for the 45 month period since the birth of their first child. The study is based on a longitudinal survey of first‐parity mothers in New York City. Their expansion of role responsibilities (employment, school, marriage, and subsequent childbearing) are analyzed, as well as the support systems they utilize (help from the child's father, the woman's parents, friends, and public assistance). The relationship between support systems and subsequent fertility is examined, as well as the practice of birth control since the first birth. In addition to analyzing unmarried mothers as a group, three case studies are presented, followed by a discussion of research and policy issues

Birth control · Coping (psychology · Developmental psychology · Family planning · Fertility · Longitudinal study · Population · Research methodology · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Medicine · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges