Constructions of Subjectivities about Adolescent Motherhood in the Chilean Child Protection Context

This dissertation examines the construction of subjectivities around adolescent motherhood within the Chilean child protection system, with particular attention to young mothers residing in residential care institutions. Adolescent pregnancy and motherhood have historically been framed as social and public health problems to be eradicated, often accompanied by stigma, moral panic, and deficit-oriented narratives. In contrast, this study approaches adolescent motherhood as a complex socio-cultural and political phenomenon, produced through the interplay of intersecting structures of inequality, institutional logics, and the lived experiences and agency of young mothers.