Teenage Pregnancy: A Problem?: Deconstructing Problematic Constructions in the Public Discursive Context of Samoa - Softcover

Faleatua, Rachel

 
9783659889592: Teenage Pregnancy: A Problem?: Deconstructing Problematic Constructions in the Public Discursive Context of Samoa
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3659889598 ISBN 13: 9783659889592
Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

In the global North, teenage pregnancy is often considered a medical and social problem. However, over the past decade an emergent body of literature has begun to challenge this notion by examining its historical construction. By adopting a similar approach, this book explores how teenage pregnancy has been constructed as both a moral and social problem in Samoa. In particular, it considers how moral constructions can sometimes prevent the effectiveness of rights-based development interventions for teenage pregnancy and stop young women from exercising their rights to sexual and reproductive health. This work will be useful for development and health practitioners at the grassroots level and organisations and policy makers working at the strategic level in Samoa.

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About the Author

Rachel Faleatua, MA: International Development Studies at University of Auckland. Research Assistant, University of Auckland. Independent Research Consultant. Youth Development Officer, Mosman Council. PhD Candidate, Gender and Cultural Studies, The University of Sydney.

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Publisher
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3659889598
ISBN 13 
9783659889592
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
228