The idea for my coursework is the potential changing aspirations of teenage girls in modern 21st century Britain. An aspiration is a goal, which one hopes to achieve and in the case of my coursework, this is referring to careers, marriage and a family. I will aim to find out what teenage girls tend to prioritise.

I have chosen this topic, as I myself am a teenager and have my own views, wanting to pursue my education over having a family and children. I would like to compare my thoughts to girls of my own age so as to decide if this is a broad opinion. Previous research carried out by Sue Lees and Sue Sharpe has influenced my decision to compare results with those of my own.

This topic fits into the education, family and gender socialisation areas of the sociology syllabus.

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