Pregnancy Prevention Among Latina Adolescents -- The Role of Social Capital and Cultural Norms: An Interview with Dr. Claire Brindis
By Integrated Research Services, Inc.
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 11, Number 5, 2004, Pages 18-21, Item# A115-BRINDIS
Send this page to a friendRecently, Dr. Brindis and her colleagues compared four communities with high poverty and lower than average birth rates among Latina adolescents, with four communities which also had high poverty but had higher than average birth rates among Latina adolescents. Their goal was to examine the social capital and cultural norms within these communities which might account for the lower birth rates.
In this interview, Dr. Brindis describes the key protective factors within the communities which had lower than average adolescent birth rates. How other communities might be able to put these protective factors in place is then explained. The advantages of taking a community approach as opposed to an individual-oriented approach are also discussed.
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Resource Issue 2004: Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention & Teen Parents
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 11, Supplement, 2004
Resource Issues are designed to complement our regular issues by focusing less on the research involved and more on the practical implications. This Resource Issue focuses on pregnancy prevention and supporting teen parents.
This issue also featured these articles:
- From the Inside: I Was a Teenage Mentor, Pages 22-23
- Male Involvement: Implications for Reproductive and Sexual Health Programs, Pages 10-14
- Pregnancy Prevention Among Latina Adolescents -- The Role of Social Capital and Cultural Norms: An Interview with Dr. Claire Brindis, Pages 18-21
- Supporting Teen Parents: A Q&A with the Young Families Committee of NOAPPP, Pages 3-6
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