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The Truth About (M)otherhood: Choosing to be Childfree

Name: The Truth About (M)otherhood: Choosing to be Childfree
Author: Helene A. Cummins,Helene A. Cummins Cummins,Julie Anne Rodgers,Judith Dunkelberger Wouk,Julie Anne Rodgers Rodgers

Helene A. Cummins,

Helene A. Cummins Cummins,

Julie Anne Rodgers,

Judith Dunkelberger Wouk,

Julie Anne Rodgers Rodgers,

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eBook - ePub

The Truth About (M)otherhood: Choosing to be Childfree

Helene A. Cummins,

Helene A. Cummins Cummins,

Julie Anne Rodgers,

Judith Dunkelberger Wouk,

Julie Anne Rodgers Rodgers,

About this book

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.

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