There's More Thinking to Decide: How the Childfree Decide Not to Parent

被引:19
作者
Blackstone, Amy [1 ]
Stewart, Mahala Dyer [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Maine, Dept Sociol, 5728 Fernald Hall, Orono, ME 04469 USA
[2] Univ Massachusetts, Dept Sociol, Amherst, MA 01003 USA
关键词
childfree; childless; decision-making; family; gender;
D O I
10.1177/1066480716648676
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
The processes by which women and men decide not to have or rear children are lengthy and complex. Analysis of data from qualitative interviews with 21 women and 10 men reveals two primary themes in adults' descriptions of their decision not to have children: (1) that the decision was a decidedly conscious decision and (2) that the decision occurred as a process as opposed to a singular event. The features of these two themes are considered, as are their gendered dimensions and social and practical implications.
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页码:296 / 303
页数:8
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