The Truth About M(O)therhood: Choosing to be Childfree - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Truth About M(O)therhood: Choosing to be Childfree write by Helene A. Cummins. This book was released on 2021-01-29. The Truth About M(O)therhood: Choosing to be Childfree available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In a world full of messages about the joys of motherhood, ticking biological clocks, pronatalist ideologies, and socio-cultural imperatives for women to mother, what does the alternative look like? That is, what is the experience of women who choose, or find themselves without progeny, when they are deemed "other," instead of being a "mother"? This anthology of interdisciplinary work links to sociology, anthropology, psychology, demography, religion, language, literature, popular media, medicine and child and family studies. Are women that choose to be childfree always narcissistic, self-obsessed, and lonely? Or can they be free, mobile, and successful? Do all women who choose to be childfree do it in the same way or have the same motivation? What is the role of age, partnership status, trauma, or poverty in this decision? Using techniques such as literature review, ethnographic interviews, autoethnography, and textual analysis and reframing, these sixteen authors from around the globe unpack largely pronatalist, racist, sexist, and heteronormative views and assumptions about childfree women.
Childfree by Choice
Childfree by Choice - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Childfree by Choice write by Dr. Amy Blackstone. This book was released on 2019-06-11. Childfree by Choice available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From Dr. Amy Blackstone, childfree woman, co-creator of the blog we're {not} having a baby, and nationally recognized expert on the childfree choice, comes a definitive investigation into the history and current growing movement of adults choosing to forgo parenthood: what it means for our society, economy, environment, perceived gender roles, and legacies, and how understanding and supporting all types of families can lead to positive outcomes for parents, non-parents, and children alike. As a childfree woman, Dr. Amy Blackstone is no stranger to a wide range of negative responses when she informs people she doesn't have--nor does she want--kids: confused looks, patronizing quips, thinly veiled pity, even outright scorn and condemnation. But she is not alone in opting out when it comes to children. More people than ever are choosing to forgo parenthood, and openly discussing a choice that's still often perceived as taboo. Yet this choice, and its effects personally and culturally, are still often misunderstood. Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology, has been studying the childfree choice since 2008, a choice she and her husband had already confidently and happily made. Using her own and others' research as well as her personal experience, Blackstone delves into the childfree movement from its conception to today, exploring gender, race, sexual orientation, politics, environmentalism, and feminism, as she strips away the misconceptions surrounding non-parents and reveals the still radical notion that support of the childfree can lead to better lives and societies for all.
Beyond Motherhood
Beyond Motherhood - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Beyond Motherhood write by Jeanne Safer. This book was released on 1996-02. Beyond Motherhood available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Women from all over the country share their experiences and offer insights into what it is like not having children, and describe what factors helped shape their decision to remain childless.
The Truth about (m)otherhood
The Truth about (m)otherhood - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Truth about (m)otherhood write by Helene A. Cummins. This book was released on 2021. The Truth about (m)otherhood available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Childfree by Choice
Childfree by Choice - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Childfree by Choice write by Dr. Amy Blackstone. This book was released on 2019-06-11. Childfree by Choice available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From Dr. Amy Blackstone, childfree woman, co-creator of the blog we're {not} having a baby, and nationally recognized expert on the childfree choice, comes a definitive investigation into the history and current growing movement of adults choosing to forgo parenthood: what it means for our society, economy, environment, perceived gender roles, and legacies, and how understanding and supporting all types of families can lead to positive outcomes for parents, non-parents, and children alike. As a childfree woman, Dr. Amy Blackstone is no stranger to a wide range of negative responses when she informs people she doesn't have--nor does she want--kids: confused looks, patronizing quips, thinly veiled pity, even outright scorn and condemnation. But she is not alone in opting out when it comes to children. More people than ever are choosing to forgo parenthood, and openly discussing a choice that's still often perceived as taboo. Yet this choice, and its effects personally and culturally, are still often misunderstood. Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology, has been studying the childfree choice since 2008, a choice she and her husband had already confidently and happily made. Using her own and others' research as well as her personal experience, Blackstone delves into the childfree movement from its conception to today, exploring gender, race, sexual orientation, politics, environmentalism, and feminism, as she strips away the misconceptions surrounding non-parents and reveals the still radical notion that support of the childfree can lead to better lives and societies for all.
