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Jag är inte en ”ung mamma”: En kvalitativ studie av unga mammors upplevelser av att bli mamma i tonåren
Ersta Sköndal University College, Department of Social Sciences.
2016 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
I am not a “young mother” : A qualitative study of young mother’s experiences of being a mother in adolescence (English)
Abstract [en]

This is a qualitative study based on interviews with mothers who had children between the age of 17 and 19, and also on one interview with an informant. The study’s theoretical starting point is Erikson's identity theory, the life course perspective, intersectionality and the feminist perspective. My results show that the young mothers feel that they are in contrary to the prevailing values of at what age it is normal to have children. They feel that their relationships to friends have been affected and that they cannot fully identify with their friends in the same age, at the same time that they feel they cannot, or do not want to enter the adult world. The young mothers have also experienced that people want to reprove them. In our culture, there are prejudices against young mothers, they are seen as irresponsible and selfish, which means that young mothers need to behave perfectly and impeccably to prove to their surroundings that they are good parents. This results in that young mothers are struggling to fit into the parental role, and try to make it appear as if everything is good. A further result is that half of the respondents have experienced discrimination on the basis that they are young mothers.

Abstract [sv]

Det är en kvalitativ studie baserad på intervjuer med mammor som fick barn i åldern 17 till 19 år, samt på en intervju med en informant. Studien har sin teoretiska utgångspunkt i Eriksons identitetsteori, livsloppsperspektivet, intersektionalitet och feministisk perspektiv.Studiens resultat visar att de unga mammorna upplever att de strider mot den allmänt rådande normen om när i livet man skall få barn. De upplever att deras vänskapsrelationer förändras och att de inte helt kan identifiera sig med sina jämnåriga längre, samtidigt som de upplever att de inte helt får eller vill ha inträde i vuxenvärlden. De unga mammorna bär på erfarenheter av att människor vill tillrättavisa dem. De unga mammorna upplever att allmänheten ser på dem som oansvarsfulla och egoistiska, vilket innebär att de unga mammorna behöver uppträda perfekt och oklanderligt för att bevisa sin omgivning att de duger som föräldrar. Detta leder till att de unga mammorna kämpar för att passa in i föräldrarollen och för att det skall se bra ut på ytan. Ytterligare resultat utifrån studien är att hälften av respondenterna har upplevt diskriminering utifrån att de är unga mödrar.

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2016. , p. 49
Keywords [sv]
Unga mammor, Tonårsmammor, Föräldraskap
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-5345OAI: oai:DiVA.org:esh-5345DiVA, id: diva2:942207
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Socionomprogrammet
Uppsok
Social and Behavioural Science, Law
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Available from: 2016-06-23 Created: 2016-06-23 Last updated: 2016-06-23Bibliographically approved

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