Maternidad/Paternidad: el declive de roles sociales convencionales en una muestra de universitarios(as) Maternidad/Paternidad: el declive de roles sociales convencionales en una muestra de universitarios(as)

Abstract

Abstract:

Introduction: Although there are multiple factors associated with student dropout in higher education, such as socioeconomic, pregnancy during university life is one of the individual causes of dropout that is more visible since it has an immediate impact on the student's life plan, and it is considered that it must be attended and prevented by different social actors including the university. Materials and methods: the present investigation investigates the minors of the perception of university students of maternity / paternity in their life project through a qualitative methodology with the use of in-depth interviews. Results: Many of the interviewees give account of their decision to postpone and even discard the idea of ​​motherhood / fatherhood in their life project, which is why the most widely used contraceptives are condoms and birth control pills. Discussion: Various studies agree with the current findings that demonstrate on the one hand the progressive overcoming of the traditional view of women valued for their motherhood and on the other hand the indispensable thing that turns out to establish the perceptions, knowledge and beliefs that adolescents and young people have about sexuality to approach the understanding of some of the factors that may be associated with it. Conclusions: The research allowed us to account for the changes that are beginning to take shape in the intentions of young people to postpone or definitely not opt ​​for motherhood and / or motherhood in their life aspirations.

Keywords: Role of women, role of men, parentality, motherhood, higher education, student dropout