Childbearing and the changing nature of parenthood : the contexts, actors, and experiences of having children / / edited by Rosalina Pisco Costa (Universidade de Évora, Portugal), and Sampson Lee Blair (The State University of New York, USA)

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910809566203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bingley, UK : , : Emerald Publishing, , [2020]; ©2020
• ISBN: 1-83867-068-8; 1-83867-066-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (237 pages)
• Collana: Contemporary perspectives in family research, , 1530-3535 ; ; volume 14
• Disciplina: 618.4
• Soggetti: Childbirth; Parenting; Family & Relationships - General; Intergenerational relationships
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Childbearing and the Changing Nature of ParentHOOD: The Contexts, Actors, and Experiences of Having Children -- Editorial Board -- EDITORIAL BOARD -- Contents -- About the Contributors -- Foreword -- Chapter 01: Putting Gender on Ice: Preserving Motherhood in Media Coverage of Elective Egg and Sperm Freezing -- Introduction -- Theorizing Risk and Reproductive Technologies -- Methods -- Analysis -- Single and Aging -- Women Working -- Men Taking Risks -- Discussion: Motherhood at Risk -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 02: Becoming Mum: Exploring the Emergence and Formulation of a Mother's Identity During the Transition into Motherhood -- Assemblage and the Concept of the Mothering Identity -- Literature Review -- Attaining the Mother Identity -- The Emotional Crisis of Motherhood -- Data and Methods -- Findings -- Emotional Turmoil -- Reconstructing Relationships -- Getting Comfortable with the Baby -- Rediscovering the Self -- Constructing the Mother as an ; Assemblage -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 03: Contextual Influences on Contraception Use Among Poor Women in Pakistan -- Literature Review -- Husband's Desire for Children -- Family Planning Worker -- Technological Factors -- Geographical Factors -- Confounding Variables -- Socioeconomic Status -- Age -- Theoretical Framework -- Method -- Sample and Procedure -- Measures -- Use of Contraception -- Husband's Desire for Children -- Visits of Family Planning Worker -- Media Message -- Provincial Level -- Wealth Status -- Age of Women -- Results -- Discussion -- Implications -- Limitations -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 04: Doing Becoming a Mother: The Gendering of Parenthood in Birth-Preparation Classes in Germany -- Introduction -- Data and Method -- Findings -- (Re)Gendering in Birth-preparation Classes -- M/Othering in Birth-preparation Classes.; The Assignment of Gendered Responsibilities in Birth-preparation Classes -- Legitimation of Gendered Attributions in Birth-preparation Classes -- Conclusion -- References -- APPENDIX -- Chapter 05: Midwives in Ontario Hospitals: The Mainstreaming of "Alternative" Childbearing -- Introduction -- Ontario Midwifery Legislation -- What Do Midwives Do? -- Negotiating Power/Knowledge -- Constructing Pregnancy -- The Role of Contemporary Midwifery -- Methodological Notes -- Method -- Description of Participants -- Discussion -- Midwives' Roles in Childbearing and the Transition to Parenthood -- Then and Now: The Ethos of Midwifery -- Then and Now: Interdisciplinary Relationships -- Resources, Intervention, and Hierarchy -- Re-Defining "Alternative" -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Secondary Sources -- Chapter 06: The Medicalization of Pregnancy and Childbirth in Contemporary Turkey: The Effect of Risk Discourses for Turkish Women's Experiences -- Introduction -- Social Context in Which Pregnancy and Childbirth Take Place -- Risk Society -- Reflexivity -- Surveillance -- Medicalization of Pregnancy and Childbirth in Turkey -- The Study -- Method -- Mothers' Perspectives -- Decision to be A Mother -- Pregnancy -- Childbirth -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 07: Going it Alone: A Multigenerational Investigation of Women's Perceptions of Single Mothers by Choice Versus Circumstance -- Perceptions of Single Mothers -- Single Mothers by Choice -- Generational Differences -- Hypotheses -- Attitudes toward Single Mothers -- Willingness to Become a Single Mother by Choice -- Qualitative Hypotheses -- Method -- Participants -- Materials -- Demographic Information -- Attitudes toward Single Mothers -- Maternal Profiles -- Willingness to Become a Single Mother -- Design and Procedure -- Results -- Quantitative Results for Attitudes toward Single Mothers.; Univariate Analysis of Variance -- Regression Analysis -- Quantitative Results for Willingness to Become a Single Mother by Choice -- Univariate Analysis of Variance -- Regression Analysis -- Qualitative Results of Fictitious Vignettes -- Financial Challenges of Single Motherhood -- Emotional Challenges of the Child -- Advantages -- Qualitative Results for Willingness to Become a Single Mother by Choice -- Discussion -- Attitudes toward Single Mothers -- Willingness to Become a Single Mother by Choice -- Qualitative Responses -- Limitations -- Conclusions and Future Research -- References -- Chapter 08: Building a Family within a Non-Heterosexual Couple: Struggles, Fears, Representations and Practices -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework and Methodological Options -- Results and Discussion -- Cases Presentation -- Same-sex Marriage -- The Problematic "Coming Out" -- "I'm Bisexual": A Way of Free Expression or a Defensive Identity Strategy? -- Becoming a Mother and Becoming a ; Father -- The Less Autonomy of Gay Men -- Ideology of Motherhood and Gay Fatherhood -- Parenting Projects and the Access Route to Parenthood -- Equally Ideals and Power Imbalances In Conjugal Life -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 9: A Qualitative Inquiry: Reflections on Pregnancy, Birth, and Transition to Parenthood Experiences of African-American Couples with a Toddler Son -- Literature Review -- Factors that Affect Parenting Styles -- Understanding the Prenatal Parenting Experience through Non-Traditional Studies -- Parenting Stressors and Styles -- Mothers Working More Hours -- Dual Income Families -- Low Income and Parent Stress -- African-American Parents and Children in the Twenty-first Century -- African-American Pregnancy Confirmation Experience -- Method -- Data Analysis -- Results -- Pregnancy -- Time of Labor and Delivery -- Post-pregnancy.; Becoming a Parent -- Discussion -- Limitations and Future Research -- References -- INDEX.
• Sommario/riassunto: Around the globe, the very conceptualization of family is associated with the relationship between a parent and a child. The birth of a child represents both the end of one experience, and the beginning of another. Entry into parenthood represents a fundamental shift in family structure and family dynamics, wherein the child brings new responsibilities within the family and upon the larger society, particularly in regards to population issues.In order to better understand the transitions into parenthood, this multidisciplinary volume of CPFR will address such topics as: employment and fertility, childbearing desires versus childbearing outcomes, the social media construction of parenthood, gender differences in childrearing, parental discipline and child outcomes, among others. This volume will contain research on parenthood and parenting from around the world, and is intended to provide a more global perspective of these issues. Given that these topics range across various disciplines, a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches are utilized in the research herein.