Decision-Making Process around Teenage Motherhood

A Qualitative Exploration of Early Childbearing in Nicaragua

Miriam Müller (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XVII, 319 Seiten

2019 | 1st ed. 2020
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH (Verlag)
978-3-658-28774-0 (ISBN)

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The objective of this study is to understand the perceptions, beliefs, and influencing factors that may lead to different fertility outcomes among young women in Nicaragua, a country with one of the highest adolescent fertility rates in Latin America. The results are based on qualitative data collected in urban areas. Miriam Müller reveals that two structural constraints affect women's choices and their capacity to actively participate in defining their life paths: poverty and traditional gender norms.This book contributes to the discussion of intergenerational transmission of poverty by disentangling the mechanisms behind decision-making around teenage motherhood and by describing the consequences of these decisions.

Dr. Miriam Müller is a sociologist working on gender and development. She has worked in Asia, Latin America and Africa and focuses on qualitative research.

Agency, Aspirations, and Identity Development.- Immediate Barriers or Facilitators of Sexual and Reproductive Decision-Making.- Norms around Women's (and Men's) Roles in Relationships.- Opportunities and Teenage Pregnancy: The Role of Education and Employment.- Enabling Environments to Develop Resilience.- Consequences of Teenage Pregnancy - a Gendered Poverty Trap.

Erscheinungsdatum	07.12.2019
Zusatzinfo	XVII, 319 p. 26 illus.
Verlagsort	Wiesbaden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	445 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
Schlagworte	adolescent fertility rates • aspirations • childhood studies • fertility decision • gender justice • gender norms • Identity development • Nicaragua • teenage motherhood • teenage pregnancies
ISBN-10	3-658-28774-8 / 3658287748
ISBN-13	978-3-658-28774-0 / 9783658287740
Zustand	Neuware