The objective of this study is to understand the perceptions, beliefs, and influencing factors that may lead to different fertility outcomes among young women in Nicaragua, a country with one of the highest adolescent fertility rates in Latin America. The results are based on qualitative data collected in urban areas. Miriam Müller reveals that two structural constraints affect women’s choices and their capacity to actively participate in defining their life paths: poverty and traditional gender norms.This book contributes to the discussion of intergenerational transmission of poverty by disentangling the mechanisms behind decision-making around teenage motherhood and by describing the consequences of these decisions.

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Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany

Miriam Müller

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Dr. Miriam Müller is a sociologist working on gender and development. She has worked in Asia, Latin America and Africa and focuses on qualitative research.

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Book Title: Decision-Making Process around Teenage Motherhood
Book Subtitle: A Qualitative Exploration of Early Childbearing in Nicaragua
Authors: Miriam Müller
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-28775-7
Publisher: Springer VS Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-28774-0Published: 05 December 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-28775-7Published: 27 November 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 319
Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations
Topics: Childhood, Adolescence and Society, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Gender Studies

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