Embarazo adolescente en el noroeste de México: entre la tradición y la modernidad

we present the results of a research aimed to understand the conceptions, values, and attitudes about teen pregnancy, as well as discriminatory practices against pregnant teen-agers, and their impact on their self-esteem and life. mexico. we conclude that discriminatory practices in this rural community are the results of a set of contradictory traditional and modern conceptions, values, attitudes and expectations the community has on teen-agers women, on their sexuality, their generation and their gender identity. finally, we think that this research illuminate the socio-cultural transformation of rural northern mexico nowadays.