[ Genre, socialisation et grossesses d’adolescentes en milieu scolaire urbain: Entre fatalité et déterminisme ]
Volume 37, Issue 3, October 2022, Pages 716–724
Kaba Essodinamodom1
1 Maître-Assitant de sociologie, Université de Kara, B.P. 663, Kara, Togo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2022 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This article focuses on the systemic logics underlying the resurgence of the phenomenon of teenage pregnancy in urban areas despite the approaches deployed so far. The aim is to identify the structural causes of teenage pregnancies through an in-depth analysis of the socio-cultural system. More specifically, the socialization system of girls and boys is questioned to highlight the influence on the persistence of unplanned pregnancies in adolescence. The qualitative survey conducted in the cities of Sokodé, Kara and Dapaong, together with individual interviews and group discussions, confirms the hypothesis that the persistence of teenage pregnancies in schools is partly linked to the gendered education of girls and boys within the families of the communities studied. The results highlight that by enrolling the girl early in her role as a future mother and the boy in that of future father, the socio-educational system predisposes her to accept her destiny. As such, pregnancy is a preferred route, which is not always involuntary. Therefore, the fight against the resurgence of early pregnancies must take into account the reform of basic education as a whole to hope to significantly reduce the phenomenon.
Author Keywords: Teenager, education, family, gender, pregnancy, city, school environment.
Volume 37, Issue 3, October 2022, Pages 716–724
Kaba Essodinamodom1
1 Maître-Assitant de sociologie, Université de Kara, B.P. 663, Kara, Togo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2022 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This article focuses on the systemic logics underlying the resurgence of the phenomenon of teenage pregnancy in urban areas despite the approaches deployed so far. The aim is to identify the structural causes of teenage pregnancies through an in-depth analysis of the socio-cultural system. More specifically, the socialization system of girls and boys is questioned to highlight the influence on the persistence of unplanned pregnancies in adolescence. The qualitative survey conducted in the cities of Sokodé, Kara and Dapaong, together with individual interviews and group discussions, confirms the hypothesis that the persistence of teenage pregnancies in schools is partly linked to the gendered education of girls and boys within the families of the communities studied. The results highlight that by enrolling the girl early in her role as a future mother and the boy in that of future father, the socio-educational system predisposes her to accept her destiny. As such, pregnancy is a preferred route, which is not always involuntary. Therefore, the fight against the resurgence of early pregnancies must take into account the reform of basic education as a whole to hope to significantly reduce the phenomenon.
Author Keywords: Teenager, education, family, gender, pregnancy, city, school environment.
Abstract: (french)
Le présent article s’intéresse aux logiques systémiques qui sous-tendent la recrudescence du phénomène de grossesse d’adolescente en milieux urbains en dépit des approches jusqu’ici déployées. L’objectif est d’identifier les causes structurelles des grossesses d’adolescentes à travers une analyse poussée du système socioculturel. L’on y interroge plus spécifiquement le système de socialisation des filles et des garçons pour en ressortir l’influence sur la persistance des grossesses non prévues à l’adolescence. L’enquête qualitative menée dans les villes de Sokodé, Kara et Dapaong vec des entretiens individuels et des discussions de groupes confirme l’hypothèse que la persistance des grossesses d’adolescentes en milieu scolaire est en partie liée à l’éducation sexuée de filles et garçons au sein des familles des communautés étudiées. Les résultats soulignent qu’en inscrivant précocement la fille dans son rôle de future mère et le garçon dans celui de futur père, le système socioéducatif prédispose celle-ci à accepter son destin. La grossesse constitue à ce titre une voie de prédilection, qui n’est pas toujours involontaire. Par conséquent, la lutte contre la recrudescence des grossesses précoces se doit de prendre en compte la reforme du éducatif de base dans son ensemble pour espérer réduire significativement le phénomène.
Author Keywords: Adolescente, éducation, famille, genre, grossesse, ville, milieu scolaire.
How to Cite this Article
Kaba Essodinamodom, “Gender, socialization and teenage pregnancies in urban schools: Between fatality and determinism,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 716–724, October 2022.
