Socially Constructed Teen Motherhood: A Review
This article reviews literature on the gradual construction of teenage pregnancy as a social issue in North America. It shows how teen motherhood emerged not as an issue unto itself, but as a microcosm of numerous, closely intertwined phenomena including: the evolution of Western views on human sexu...
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ftunivwestonta:oai:ir.lib.uwo.ca:iipj-1114 2023-10-01T03:56:00+02:00 Socially Constructed Teen Motherhood: A Review Fonda, Marc Eni, Rachel Guimond, Eric 2013-03-13T12:55:42Z application/pdf https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol4/iss1/8 https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2013.4.1.8 unknown Scholarship@Western https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol4/iss1/8 doi:10.18584/iipj.2013.4.1.8 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ The International Indigenous Policy Journal social construction teenage pregnancy gender roles sexuality religion morality Aboriginal Family Life Course and Society Gender and Sexuality Other Religion Sociology of Culture policy 2013 ftunivwestonta https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2013.4.1.8 2023-09-03T06:55:04Z This article reviews literature on the gradual construction of teenage pregnancy as a social issue in North America. It shows how teen motherhood emerged not as an issue unto itself, but as a microcosm of numerous, closely intertwined phenomena including: the evolution of Western views on human sexuality and gender roles; the place of religious values in society; and the emergence of various modern technologies, the social and medical sciences, and how such disciplines view childhood, motherhood, and women in society. In particular, it shows that even as teen pregnancy is today viewed primarily through public health and/or socioeconomic lenses, it has never been completely divorced from its original construction – as an indicator of failure to adhere to social, religious, and moral values. The article closes with an informal content analysis of several First Nations-related documents that highlight both similarities and differences to the non-Aboriginal perspective. Other/Unknown Material First Nations The University of Western Ontario: Scholarship@Western International Indigenous Policy Journal 4 1 |
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This article reviews literature on the gradual construction of teenage pregnancy as a social issue in North America. It shows how teen motherhood emerged not as an issue unto itself, but as a microcosm of numerous, closely intertwined phenomena including: the evolution of Western views on human sexuality and gender roles; the place of religious values in society; and the emergence of various modern technologies, the social and medical sciences, and how such disciplines view childhood, motherhood, and women in society. In particular, it shows that even as teen pregnancy is today viewed primarily through public health and/or socioeconomic lenses, it has never been completely divorced from its original construction – as an indicator of failure to adhere to social, religious, and moral values. The article closes with an informal content analysis of several First Nations-related documents that highlight both similarities and differences to the non-Aboriginal perspective. |
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