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Gender, Family, and Development

The Uncharted Passage: Girls' Adolescence in the Developing World

This book contends that it is impossible to fully comprehend—or attempt to alter—adolescent sexual activity, early marriage, pregnancy, and childbearing behavior without first understanding the broader social context in which they occur.

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1. Contents, Table List, Front matter

2. Advancing Our Understanding of Girls' Experience

3. The Social and Economic Context of Girls' Adolescence

4. Adolescent Reproductive Health, Marriage, and Childbearing

5. Charting a Positive Future for Girls in Developing Countries

6. Appendix, References, Authors

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