Sexualities, teenage pregnancy and educational life histories in Portugal: experiencing sexual citizenship?

This article focuses on Portuguese working-class teenage girls' voices and experiences concerning sexuality and pregnancy. Within a sociological, feminist and educational framework, it explores the girls' perspective on sexual and intimate citizenship as evidence of fairer forms of regulat...

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Published in:Gender and education 2012-10, Vol.24 (6), p.647-664
Main Authors: Fonseca, Laura, Araújo, Helena C., Santos, Sofia A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Attitudes
Biographies
Citizenship
Citizenship education
Early Parenthood
Education
Females
Feminism
Foreign Countries
Gender
Gender Issues
Girls
Health Education
life histories
Life History
Mothers
Portugal
Power Structure
Pregnancy
Regulation
Sex Education
sexual citizenship
Sexuality
Social Influences
Sociology
Teenage pregnancy
Working Class
Youth
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Summary:This article focuses on Portuguese working-class teenage girls' voices and experiences concerning sexuality and pregnancy. Within a sociological, feminist and educational framework, it explores the girls' perspective on sexual and intimate citizenship as evidence of fairer forms of regulation of teenage sexualities. Through building life histories of three pregnant and teenage mothers, this article aims to understand how girls rehearse and live out their sexualities and pregnancies as well as listen to their voices and recognise their demand for inclusion and respect. Gender power relations emerge as central in configuring girls' pathways and shed light on youth pregnancy.
ISSN:0954-0253
1360-0516
DOI:10.1080/09540253.2012.695772