Disclosure of teenage pregnancy in middle-class families: tensions and dilemmas

An empirical socio-anthropological study of fourteen middle-class families living in Rio de Janeiro, whose children remain single and live with their parents, allowed an understanding teenage pregnancy as a contingent event in the process of these youths’ autonomization. It integrates the current dynamics of social construction of young people without being seen as an exceptional event. It can be an unexpected (but always possible) manifestation of the gradual process of construction of youth autonomy which occurs due to the redefinition of gender and intergenerational relations.This investigation (Brandão, 2003; 2004 e 2005) was part of a broader research project: “Teenage Pregnancy: A Multicentric Study of Young People, Sexuality and Reproduction in Brazil” (GRAVAD study). This article specifically discusses disclosure of pregnancy to the family and the reactions this triggers, contemplating deliberations regarding the desirability of the pregnancy, as well as the subsequent management of
its repercussions.... (AU)

Informações de Categorização

Assunto(s): Aspectos antropológicos; Aspectos sociais; Classe média; Conflito familiar; Família; Gravidez na adolescência;
Autor(es):

Brandão, Elaine Reis(Autor)

Editora: CLAM;
Local: Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Tipo de Publicação: Artigos eletrônicos;

Informações da Publicação

Link/URL: http://www.clam.org.br/uploads/publicacoes/book2/14.pdf
Código/ISBN/ISSN: 978-85-89737-82-1
Ano da Publicação: 2013
Colação: p.227-245
Notas:

In: Sexuality, culture and politics: a south american reader. Rio de Janeiro : CEPESC, 2013. Disponível para download no site do CLAM - Centro Latinoamericano em Sexualidade e Direitos Humanos - http://www.clam.org.br.
Acesso em: 26 set. 2013
Acesso revisto em: 04 set. 2014

Informações Adicionais

Arquivo Anexado: 1693_1172_brandaoelaine.pdf