System kids : adolescent mothers and the politics of regulation /

Silver, Lauren J.,

System kids : adolescent mothers and the politics of regulation / Lauren J. Silver. - Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (x, 198 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction. They want to see you fail : Dilemmas in child welfare -- Playing case manager : Work life in a culture of fear -- The better places don't want teen moms : Invisible lives, hidden program spaces -- The real responsibility is on you! : The self-sufficiency trap -- I am young. I'm not dumb; and I'm not anxious : Identity performances as service negotiation -- The program allowed me to get pregnant : Everyday resistance, dignity, and fleeting collectives -- Conclusion. Moving from disconnected systems to communities of care -- Afterword. Interruptions in fieldwork.



9781469622613 9781469622606


Teenage mothers--United States.
Child welfare--United States.
Aid to families with dependent children programs--United States.
Maternal and infant welfare--United States.


Electronic Books.

HQ759 / .S978 2015