Voluntarily childfree : identity and kinship in the United States /
"In Voluntarily Childfree, Shelly Volsche examines why people choose to remain childfree and what it means to make a life worth living. As the first anthropological study of the childfree, this book is for readers who want to understand those who view parenthood as a choice"--
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Lexington Books,
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Publisher Address: | Lanham, Maryland : |
Publication Dates: | [2020] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Anthropology of kinship and the family |
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Summary: |
"In Voluntarily Childfree, Shelly Volsche examines why people choose to remain childfree and what it means to make a life worth living. As the first anthropological study of the childfree, this book is for readers who want to understand those who view parenthood as a choice"-- |
Carrier Form: | x, 139 pages ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-130) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781793602473 1793602476 |
Index Number: | HQ766 |
CLC: | C913.11 |
Call Number: | C913.11/V934 |
Contents: | Who are the childfree? -- Is being childfree a gendered choice? -- What is the childfree conversation? -- Are the childfree selfish? -- How do the childfree practice "family"? -- How do the childfree define "the good life"? -- What is the future of the childfree? |