Young men and abortion: the male perspective on unplanned pregnancies
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Resumo: | This is a social-anthropological study that situates abortion as an event inscribed within the broader framework of heterosexual sexuality, gender relationships, contraceptive and reproductive control. Its objective was to reveal the network of social relationships that engender negotiation and decision-making processes surrounding the interruption of unplanned pregnancies and the manners of carrying out abortions based on narratives on the affective-sexual, contraceptive and reproductive trajectories of women and men from different social classes and generations. The focus of this article is young men’s position in the face of pregnancy and abortion. We adopt a relational gender perspective in order to analyze the phenomenon. The empirical material comprises 13 in-depth interviews with lower- and middle-class men aged between 18 and 27 years living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The complexity of the power relations established between the couple, their family members and friends engenders different possible outcomes with regard to male participation in the event: after-the-fact awareness of the abortion, due to not having been consulted; consensual participation in pregnancy and abortion-related decision-making; disagreement between the couple, with the woman’s decision prevailing over the man’s objections; the woman’s decision being coerced by her partner. Male participation in the sphere of reproduction and abortion is a gap in the scientific literature that must be confronted. To take on the tension that abortion creates between genders, between female reproductive autonomy and male responsibility, is a central task for those who research the subject in the social sciences and health fields. |
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Young men and abortion: the male perspective on unplanned pregnanciesHomens jovens e aborto: a perspectiva masculina face à gravidez imprevistaAbortionSexualityContraceptionUnplanned PregnancyGender IdentityAbortoSexualidadeAnticoncepçãoGravidez Não PlanejadaIdentidade de GêneroThis is a social-anthropological study that situates abortion as an event inscribed within the broader framework of heterosexual sexuality, gender relationships, contraceptive and reproductive control. Its objective was to reveal the network of social relationships that engender negotiation and decision-making processes surrounding the interruption of unplanned pregnancies and the manners of carrying out abortions based on narratives on the affective-sexual, contraceptive and reproductive trajectories of women and men from different social classes and generations. The focus of this article is young men’s position in the face of pregnancy and abortion. We adopt a relational gender perspective in order to analyze the phenomenon. The empirical material comprises 13 in-depth interviews with lower- and middle-class men aged between 18 and 27 years living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The complexity of the power relations established between the couple, their family members and friends engenders different possible outcomes with regard to male participation in the event: after-the-fact awareness of the abortion, due to not having been consulted; consensual participation in pregnancy and abortion-related decision-making; disagreement between the couple, with the woman’s decision prevailing over the man’s objections; the woman’s decision being coerced by her partner. Male participation in the sphere of reproduction and abortion is a gap in the scientific literature that must be confronted. To take on the tension that abortion creates between genders, between female reproductive autonomy and male responsibility, is a central task for those who research the subject in the social sciences and health fields.Se trata de una investigación socioantropológica que sitúa al aborto como un evento inscrito en un cuadro más amplio del ejercicio de la sexualidad heterosexual, de las relaciones entre géneros, de la gestión contraceptiva y de la reproducción. El objetivo de la investigación fue evidenciar la tela de relaciones sociales que engendran procesos de negociación y de decisión, en torno a la interrupción de embarazos imprevistos y formas de abortar, basándose en narraciones sobre trayectorias afectivo-sexuales, contraceptivas y reproductivas de mujeres y hombres, de diferentes clases sociales y generaciones. En este artículo, el objetivo se centra en la posición de los hombres jóvenes ante el embarazo y el aborto voluntario, adoptándose una perspectiva de relación de género para analizar el fenómeno. El material empírico reúne 13 entrevistas en profundidad con hombres de 18 a 27 años, de capas populares y medias, residentes en Río de Janeiro, Brasil. La complejidad de las relaciones de poder establecidas entre la pareja, sus familiares y amigos, engendra distintos desenlaces posibles, en relación con la participación masculina en el evento: conciencia del aborto a posteriori, en la medida en que no fue consultado; participación consensuada en la toma de decisiones frente a la gestación y aborto; desacuerdo entre la pareja, prevaleciendo la decisión femenina, a pesar de su pareja; restricciones por parte del compañero sentimental, respecto a la decisión tomada por la joven. La participación masculina en el ámbito de la reproducción y del aborto ha sido una laguna en la literatura científica que debe abordarse. Asumir la tensión instaurada entre géneros en la cuestión del aborto, entre autonomía reproductiva femenina y responsabilidad masculina, es una tarea central para quienes investigan este tema en las ciencias sociales y de salud.Trata-se de investigação socioantropológica que situa o aborto como evento inscrito no quadro mais amplo do exercício da sexualidade heterossexual, das relações entre gêneros, do manejo contraceptivo e da reprodução. O objetivo da pesquisa foi evidenciar a teia de relações sociais que engendram processos de negociação e de decisão em torno da interrupção de gestações imprevistas e formas de realização do aborto, com base em narrativas sobre trajetórias afetivo-sexual, contraceptiva e reprodutiva de mulheres e homens, de diferentes classes sociais e gerações. Neste artigo, o foco recai na posição dos homens jovens diante da gravidez e do aborto voluntário, adotando-se uma perspectiva relacional de gênero para se analisar o fenômeno. O material empírico reúne 13 entrevistas em profundidade com homens de 18 a 27 anos, de camadas populares e médias, residentes no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. A complexidade das relações de poder estabelecidas entre o casal, seus familiares e amigos engendra distintos desfechos possíveis em relação à participação masculina no evento: ciência do aborto a posteriori, na medida em que não foi consultado; participação consensual na tomada de decisões frente à gestação e aborto; desacordo entre o casal, prevalecendo a decisão feminina, a despeito do parceiro; constrangimento por parte do parceiro na decisão tomada pela jovem. A participação masculina no âmbito da reprodução e do aborto tem sido uma lacuna da literatura científica a ser enfrentada. Assumir a tensão instaurada entre gêneros na questão do aborto, entre autonomia reprodutiva feminina e responsabilidade masculina, é uma tarefa central para os que pesquisam o tema nas ciências sociais e saúde.Reports in Public HealthCadernos de Saúde Pública2020-02-10info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmltext/htmlapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/7373Reports in Public Health; Vol. 36 No. 13 (2020): Supplement 1Cadernos de Saúde Pública; v. 36 n. 13 (2020): Suplemento 11678-44640102-311Xreponame:Cadernos de Saúde Públicainstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)instacron:FIOCRUZengporhttps://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/7373/16262https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/7373/16263https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/7373/16264https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/7373/16265Elaine Reis BrandãoCristiane da Silva CabralRogerio Lopes AzizeMaria Luiza Heilborninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-03-06T15:29:54Zoai:ojs.teste-cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br:article/7373Revistahttps://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csphttps://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/oaicadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br||cadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br1678-44640102-311Xopendoar:2024-03-06T13:08:28.366143Cadernos de Saúde Pública - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)true |
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Young men and abortion: the male perspective on unplanned pregnancies Homens jovens e aborto: a perspectiva masculina face à gravidez imprevista |
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Young men and abortion: the male perspective on unplanned pregnancies |
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Young men and abortion: the male perspective on unplanned pregnancies Elaine Reis Brandão Abortion Sexuality Contraception Unplanned Pregnancy Gender Identity Aborto Sexualidade Anticoncepção Gravidez Não Planejada Identidade de Gênero |
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Young men and abortion: the male perspective on unplanned pregnancies |
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Young men and abortion: the male perspective on unplanned pregnancies |
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Young men and abortion: the male perspective on unplanned pregnancies |
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Young men and abortion: the male perspective on unplanned pregnancies |
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Young men and abortion: the male perspective on unplanned pregnancies |
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Elaine Reis Brandão |
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Elaine Reis Brandão Cristiane da Silva Cabral Rogerio Lopes Azize Maria Luiza Heilborn |
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Cristiane da Silva Cabral Rogerio Lopes Azize Maria Luiza Heilborn |
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Elaine Reis Brandão Cristiane da Silva Cabral Rogerio Lopes Azize Maria Luiza Heilborn |
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Abortion Sexuality Contraception Unplanned Pregnancy Gender Identity Aborto Sexualidade Anticoncepção Gravidez Não Planejada Identidade de Gênero |
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Abortion Sexuality Contraception Unplanned Pregnancy Gender Identity Aborto Sexualidade Anticoncepção Gravidez Não Planejada Identidade de Gênero |
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This is a social-anthropological study that situates abortion as an event inscribed within the broader framework of heterosexual sexuality, gender relationships, contraceptive and reproductive control. Its objective was to reveal the network of social relationships that engender negotiation and decision-making processes surrounding the interruption of unplanned pregnancies and the manners of carrying out abortions based on narratives on the affective-sexual, contraceptive and reproductive trajectories of women and men from different social classes and generations. The focus of this article is young men’s position in the face of pregnancy and abortion. We adopt a relational gender perspective in order to analyze the phenomenon. The empirical material comprises 13 in-depth interviews with lower- and middle-class men aged between 18 and 27 years living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The complexity of the power relations established between the couple, their family members and friends engenders different possible outcomes with regard to male participation in the event: after-the-fact awareness of the abortion, due to not having been consulted; consensual participation in pregnancy and abortion-related decision-making; disagreement between the couple, with the woman’s decision prevailing over the man’s objections; the woman’s decision being coerced by her partner. Male participation in the sphere of reproduction and abortion is a gap in the scientific literature that must be confronted. To take on the tension that abortion creates between genders, between female reproductive autonomy and male responsibility, is a central task for those who research the subject in the social sciences and health fields. |
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