“It is not the end of my life”: positive identity (re)constructions among young mothers in rural South-Western Nigeria
ABSTRACTSocial norms around the timing of motherhood mean that young mothers are often viewed as different and negatively stereotyped. Drawing on data from South-Western Nigeria, this paper explores unmarried young women’s identity (re)construction in the context of the negative societal representat...
Main Authors: | Ayomide Oluseye, Philippa Waterhouse, Lesley Hoggart |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2024-12-01
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Series: | International Journal of Adolescence and Youth |
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Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02673843.2023.2301579 |
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