ABSTRACT

This study attempts to examine Stigmatization And Alienation Of Unmarried Teenage Mothers In Sub-Culture (Agege Lga Of Lagos State). The study adopted a qualitative approach. While a total of 90 respondents were selected using simple random sampling, the research instrument was a structured questionnaire having both open and closed ended questions. Also, three hypotheses were tested in the course of the study. The finding reveals that Western culture fuels the pressure of unintended teenage pregnancy, Breakdown of family and approved societal values leads to teenage pregnancy in the society; and that there is a significant relationship between a teenager's social and economic background and her debut into sexual relationships. The study recommended that the family, mosques/churches, and schools as the first agents of socialization should provide opportunities for moral, mental, religious, and educational dissipation of energies by the youths. Their curriculum should be able to provide an avenue for over all development of the youths. And Parents should be able to address their children's emotional problems immediately they are noticed before it ruins their lives.

CHAPTER ONE

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

1.1      INTRODUCTION

Unintended pregnancy among unmarried female mothers is a global phenomenon. It occurs in both developed and developing nations but with variations in degree and its consequences on the social actor's involved. Although widely recognized as a social problem, unintended pregnancy stigma has not been extensively studied by social and behavioral scientists. Because labeling stigmatization and alienation is by definition a relational construct, adequately understanding it requires analysis at both cultural and individual levels.

Teenagers all over the world attract attention. Unmarried teenage parenthood is by no means a new phenomenon. In the developing world, unmarried teenage pregnancies are very common especially in the urban areas due to differences in culture.

ABSTRACT

This study attempts to examine Stigmatization And Alienation Of Unmarried Teenage Mothers In Sub-Culture (Agege Lga Of Lagos State). The study adopted a qualitative approach. While a total of 90 respondents were selected using simple random sampling, the research instrument was a structured questionnaire having both open and closed ended questions. Also, three hypotheses were tested in the course of the study. The finding reveals that Western culture fuels the pressure of unintended teenage pregnancy, Breakdown of family and approved societal values leads to teenage pregnancy in the society; and that there is a significant relationship between a teenager's social and economic background and her debut into sexual relationships. The study recommended that the family, mosques/churches, and schools as the first agents of socialization should provide opportunities for moral, mental, religious, and educational dissipation of energies by the youths. Their curriculum should be able to provide an avenue for over all development of the youths. And Parents should be able to address their children's emotional problems immediately they are noticed before it ruins their lives.

CHAPTER ONE

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

1.1      INTRODUCTION

Unintended pregnancy among unmarried female mothers is a global phenomenon. It occurs in both developed and developing nations but with variations in degree and its consequences on the social actor's involved. Although widely recognized as a social problem, unintended pregnancy stigma has not been extensively studied by social and behavioral scientists. Because labeling stigmatization and alienation is by definition a relational construct, adequately understanding it requires analysis at both cultural and individual levels.

Teenagers all over the world attract attention. Unmarried teenage parenthood is by no means a new phenomenon. In the developing world, unmarried teenage pregnancies are very common especially in the urban areas due to differences in culture.

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