| Voluntary and Involuntary Childlessness: The Joys of Otherhood? Contributor(s): Sappleton, Natalie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1787543625 ISBN-13: 9781787543621 Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited OUR PRICE: $112.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Parenting - General - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| LCCN: 2018418345 |
| Series: Emerald Studies in Reproduction, Culture and Society |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.54 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Childlessness is not a new phenomenon, but empirical evidence from the demographic field has demonstrated that it is on the increase. Furthermore, childlessness has a number of consequences for both women and men, the communities in which they live, their psychic states, their social networks and the organisations in which they work. Bringing together research from a wide range of scholarly disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, sociology, gender studies, social work and social policy, and underpinned by a feminist ontology this edited collection of original chapters provides an insight into the current state of the art research on the drivers, determinants, manifestations and outcomes of childlessness. The collection is intended to be a key resource for scholars, students and policymakers addressing this issue in a wide range of disciplinary contexts. |