Shelly Volsche

Voluntarily Childfree (eBook, ePUB)

Identity and Kinship in the United States

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Voluntarily Childfree: Identity and Kinship in the United States discusses what it means to make a life worth living without traditional parenthood. Themes include authenticity and autonomy, partnership and support, fulfillment of the need to nurture, freedom of choice, and a desire to leave the world a better place than we found it. Despite the stigmas of selfishness and solitude, the voices in Voluntarily Childfree speak poignantly of their commitment to a different type of family that includes romantic partners, friends, pets, and future generations through mentorship and leadership opportunities. At its core, the human desire to connect and be heard remains, regardless of the decision to reproduce or not. This book is recommended for students and scholars of anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, and psychology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781793602480
• Artikelnr.: 58121821

Autorenporträt

Shelly Volsche is lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at Boise State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter One: Who are the childfree?
Chapter Two: Is being childfree a gendered choice?
Chapter Three: What is the childfree conversation?
Chapter Four: Are the childfree selfish?
Chapter Five: How do the childfree practice "family"?
Chapter Six: How do the childfree define "the good life"?
Chapter Seven: What is the future of the childfree?