The construction of social problems and the experience of human service programs: contradictory relations in a support group for adolescent mothers

The patterned interactions in a support group for adolescent mothers are analyzed in the context of the specific construction(s) of adolescent pregnancy and motherhood that legitimate the program's existence. Particular attention is paid to the way in which staff and clients are positioned vis...

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Main Author: Luff, Tracy L.
Other Authors: Sociology
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40469
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12222005-090657/