Unwomanly Conduct: The Challenges of Intentional Childlessness

ISBN-13: 9781138428836 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Carolyn Mackelcan Morell

Opis

Provocative study of women who chose to be childless based on extensive interviews with women aged between 40 and 78. A significant contribution to debates about choice, the private and the public, gender and diversity.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 “Why aren’t I being the hero?”; Chapter 2 “I think of myself as a product of the times”; Chapter 3 “I must admit, I didn’t freely admit it”; Chapter 4 “She thought I was some kind of ogre that eats children for lunch”; Chapter 5 “The thought, ‘will I regret it when l’m old?’ is impossible to avoid … because it’s just out there”; Chapter 6 “The contrast between their lives and your life puts a wedge between your friendship”; Chapter 7 Conclusion; Appendix About the Research;

O autorze

Carolyn M. Morell