Lauren Roxanne Johnson

AS Communications Presentation

YOUNG MUM

JUDGED

Representation & Identity

Me as a

What it means to be

Identity is…

the individual characteristics that define who or what somebody or something is.

Representation is…

The act of serving as a model, symbol or example of something

Teenage pregnancy‘The Definition’

“a pregnancy in a young woman who has not

reached her 20th birthday by the time the pregnancy has

ended”

Wikipedia.com

Statistics on pregnancy rates of different ages from 1990 to 2008

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A large rise

Noticeable drop

Slight rise

Slight rise

From a parent’s perspective

‘Stereotype...’ ‘Shock...’

‘Judge...’

‘Had to grow-up...’

‘Responsibility...’

‘It can happen to anyone...’

http://youtu.be/KcUsnZ7R3Aw

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‘It has it’s good points & bad points...’

What do you think of teenage mothers?

“Some are bums”

“You have failed”

“Life over!”

“Brave”

“Depends on the situation”

“Usually negative”“Typically immature” “Aren’t capable”

“Irresponsible”

“All mothers deserves the same respect”

“Depends on their appearance”

I produced a questionnaire and asked….

These are the responses…

Dimbleby & Burton (2006)‘A sense of self’

Reactions of others? Comparisons with others?

Dimbleby and Burton identified four key factors in the creation of a sense of self, here are two of them that relate to my presentation.

When I first had my son, the reactions from other people (friends or strangers) had an

impact on how I looked at myself. I found that people said I looked to young, so I tried to dress and act more maturely.

I did compare myself with others; other mothers, even

older ones because I wanted to see how a mother should act. As time went on though I got

more comfortable with myself and stopped comparing myself

to others

Cooley (1992)‘Looking-glass’

Cooley suggested that a persons self comes from interpersonal communication and peoples

perceptions.

This is me with a group of friends friends. My friends see me as a teenager still so when I have nights out with them I see myself as a

teenager. They perceive me as this teen party girl so when I am with them I act like how

they see me

This is my family. My son looks up to me and wants to see me as his mother so I

automatically fall in to the mothering role around him.

Conclusion‘Everyone is judged, no matter

what they do’

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8 Minutes