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Cargando... Just Ask Us: A Conversation with First Nations Teenage Momspor Sylvia Olsen
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I liked and didn't like this book for several reasons. The best part was definitely the stories of the girls - their voices make the issue come alive and you simply must feel sympathy for them and their struggles. Hearing the words of the girls who participated in the writing of the books helps readers better understand the significance of the topic. The negative aspects include: too many statistics which detract from the stories. Too often the author targets the government and the 'white man' for aboriginal teen moms getting pregnant; not enough focus is on the families who raised the girls. The cultural aspects were discussed and helpful in the understanding of the issue. Frustation with the continuance of the problem can be another negative aspect of this book - there really is no place for blame; all communities need to support their young people and come up with a plan for change. ( )
Sylvia Olsen's gift as a story-teller, blended with her ability to take the stories of others and situate them within the context of lived reality make Just Ask Us an extraordinarily powerful work. Although the focus is on the unique situation of First Nations teenage mothers, so much applies to adolescent parents of any ethnic background in Canada. Subject matter and some language make it suitable for Grades 9 through 12, and one might buy several copies so it can be used by students and teachers of senior high classes in Family Studies, Native Studies, and Sociology. Premios
Teen moms are nothing new. For as long as anyone can remember, families, communities, and governments have been grappling with the poverty and lack of life opportunities faced by these parents and their children. For First Nations in particular, the issue has become critical. Aboriginal girls are four and a half times more likely to be teen moms than girls from the general population, and more than half of all First Nations families are now started by teen parents. Yet little has been written on the topic for a mainstream audience. In 2003, Sylvia Olsen began a community study with aboriginal teen parents, believing that the best way to shed light on the issue is to listen first to the parents themselves. Just Ask Usis a result of this project, in which thirteen Tsartlip teen moms participated. Just Ask Ustakes a comprehensive, first-hand look at First Nations teen mothers, offering ways to counteract the intractable cycle of poverty and turn reserve communities into places of hope for the next generation. Olsen explores issues of teenage sexuality and relationships, birth control, abortion, and violence. She examines aboriginal and non-aboriginal cultural attitudes and practices and how they affect the lives of young moms and their children. Her book weaves the threads of these young mothers' lives together with colours of desperation, enthusiasm, impossibility, and hope. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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