Sandra L. Hofferth and Kristin A. Moore in American Sociological Review (Oct. 1979), 1722 N St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.
Teen-age mothers-are they destined for a life of poverty, dead-end jobs, and rocky marriages? A recent study Hofferth and Moore, re- searchers at the Urban Institute, indicates that early childbearing does limit future earnings and opportunity. But their findings also show that early births alone cannot explain the plight of many young mothers.
The authors studied the experiences...