First-Time Parenting Journeys

ISBN-13: 9781316513989 / Twarda / 2023 / 172 str.

Clare (Flinders University of South Australia) Bartholomaeus

Opis

Presents stories of Australian heterosexual couples to explore social norms about reproduction in the transition to first-time parenthood.

Recenzje

'Riggs and Bartholomaeus turn the spotlight on the taken-for-granteds of heterosexual parenthood, which goes beyond the usual 'transition to parenthood' scholarship. They use innovative theory to investigate the affective dimension of first-time parenthood; and, along with an intergenerational perspective, the book makes a highly novel and thought-provoking contribution to scholarship on kinship and belonging, parenthood and reproductive decision-making.' Tracy Morison, author of Queer Kinship and Men's Pathways to Parenthood

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Undertaking a Qualitative Longitudinal research study with intending parents; 3. Motherhood moralities; 4. Birthing experiences; 5. Emotion work in the transition to motherhood; 6. Development of a parental identity; 7. Views about having more children; 8. Changes in the couple relationship over time; 9. Grandparents navigating shifts in relationships and identity; 10. Reflecting on the study findings and experience.