- Title: "Special Report - The Reality of Unwed Mothers at Home and Abroad"
- Source: Happy Home Issue No.169, pp.12-15
- Date of Publication: September 1982
- Published by: Planned Parenthood Federation of Korea
- Summary:
The term "unwed mother" is sometimes referred to as a "seasonal unwed mother," likely stemming from the idea that many such pregnancies occur during emotionally heightened times of the year, such as spring and summer vacation. As sexual attitudes become more permissive and traditional values grow increasingly uncertain, the number of unwed mothers continues to rise each year, while the average age of those affected declines. This trend is not unique to Korea but is also evident in Western countries. In the United States, social attitudes toward unwed mothers have gradually softened. According to 1979 statistics, children born to unwed mothers accounted for 37% of births in Boston, 44% in Chicago, 26% in Denver, and 56% in Washington, D.C. More women are now choosing to keep and raise their children rather than seek an abortion or place them for adoption, contributing to the decline in social stigma. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, 71% of white teenage girls who became pregnant married before giving birth. By the late 1970s, that number had dropped to 58%. (By Sang-seop Jang, Journalist)
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