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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ftunivwontaojs:oai:ojs.uwo.ca:article/7398 2023-05-15T16:16:15+02:00 Socially Constructed Teen Motherhood: A Review Fonda, Marc Eni, Rachel Guimond, Eric 2013-03-13 application/pdf https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/7398 eng eng Western University https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/7398/6042 https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/7398 Copyright (c) 2013 Marc Fonda, Rachel Eni, Eric Guimond https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND The International Indigenous Policy Journal; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): Indigenous Early Parenthood International Indigenous Policy Journal; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): Indigenous Early Parenthood 1916-5781 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion review-article 2013 ftunivwontaojs 2023-02-05T19:15:42Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Western Libraries OJS 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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