Black women who experienced pregnancy as teens

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)

Alia Danielle Henderson (Creator)

Institution

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )

Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/

Advisor

Craig Peck

Abstract: This is a qualitative study that explores the lived experiences of Black women who were pregnant teens. I specifically examined how the women described their interactions with school-based personnel and how the concept of controlling images of Black women (Collins, 2000) could contextualize their experiences. I interviewed three Black women and analyzed their narratives within the Black feminist thought conceptual framework. I utilized two analytical techniques to organize and present the findings: thematic analysis and research poetics. These analytical techniques allowed me to uncover deeper meaning in the participants’ words and phrases. Findings from this study highlight how school-based personnel can better support pregnant teens and how the concept of controlling images can assist in contextualizing the lived experiences of Black women.

Black women who experienced pregnancy as teens
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Additional Information

Publication

Dissertation

Language: English

Date: 2021

Keywords

Black Feminist Thought, Black Teens, Black Women, Intersectionality, Research Poetics, Teen Pregnancy

Subjects

African American teenage mothers $x Education

High school students, Black $x Social conditions

Teenage girls, Black $x Social conditions

Teenage pregnancy $x Social aspects