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Black and Latino youth, Denver Child Study, neighborhood effects, teenage childbearing, teenage fathering, timing and duration of neighborhood effects
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Neighborhood Risk And Protective Factors For Teenage Childbearing And Fathering, Jessica Lee Lucero
Neighborhood Risk And Protective Factors For Teenage Childbearing And Fathering, Jessica Lee Lucero
Wayne State University Dissertations
Background and Purpose:
Informed by ecological systems theory, social disorganization theory and social capital theory, this study investigates the neighborhood contexts associated with teenage childbearing and fathering for Latino and Black adolescents who resided in Denver public housing for a substantial period of time during their childhood. Specifically, I examine the extent to which teenage childbearing/fathering (between the ages of 15 and 19) are statistically related to various conditions in the neighborhoods in which these youth were raised. The purpose of this study is to examine how neighborhood effects may vary according to the timing and duration of neighborhood exposure. …