Fatherhood in adolescence: an analysis of its meaning, challenges and consequences

• Grant number: 14/01538-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2014
• End date: January 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Education - Specific topics in Education
• Principal Investigator: Andreza Marques de Castro Leão
• Grantee: Jéssica Daniele Fávaro
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Letras (FCL). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Araraquara. Araraquara , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Teenage fatherhood is subject rarely approached socially and remains virtually unexplored in the scientific field, with few studies to cover the topic. Considering this, the present study aims to analyze the perspective of teenage parents on the meaning they attribute to parenthood, regarding the challenges, consequences and implications it has brought to their lives, thus contributing to a better comprehension of teenage fatherhood. Furthermore, the intent is to help deconstruct the idea of assigning the pregnancy culpability only to the female teenager. To achieve it, a qualitative research study will be conducted, in which it will employ the method of life history, through semi-structured interviews with young men who have had the experience of being parents before 20 years of age. In short, the relevance of this research resides in the fact that more studies are needed on the subject so it acquires better visibility in various sectors of society, in a way that provides the teenage father means to find the necessary support and help in this new stage of their lives.