Childfree Across the Disciplines : Academic and Activist Perspectives on Not Choosing Children |
Autore | Thornley Davinia |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick : , : Rutgers University Press, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (233 pages) |
Disciplina | 306.87 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
FisherBerenice
BrewsterMelanie SnowOlivia AviviAdi ShigiharaAmanda Michiko ClausenChristopher CarrollLaura CherjovskyNatalia DamRhonny |
Soggetto topico | Childfree choice |
Soggetto non controllato | childless, childfree, mainstream media, Western women, procreation, procreation imperative, heteronormative, hetero-normative, heteronormativity, social norms, Adi Avivi, motherhood, mother, patriarchy, patriarchal, stereotype, gender stereotypes, women's right, feminist, feminism, activists, childfreedom, social values, gender roles, women without children, microaggressions, parents, non-parents, self-care, childcare, reproduction, reproductive, mainstream cinema, representation of women, representation of childless women, television, An Atypical Chick: A Gay Man in a Woman's Body, cost of children, womanhood, feminine, femininity, othered, stigma, conceive, pregnant, pregnancy, fertility, fertility clinic, infertility, fulfillment, life goals, life milestone, giving birth, give birth, babies, children, child |
ISBN |
1-9788-2310-X
1-9788-2312-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
9. The Breadwinner Dilemma: The Real and Opportunity Costs of Children / Laura S. Scott -- 10. Voluntary Childlessness: An Upstream Choice in the Anthropocene / Erika M. Arias -- Part IV. Childfree Redefinitions -- 11. Recognizing Our Womanhood, Redefining Femininity / Laurie Lisle -- 12. Refusing to Be Othered: Redefining the "Silent Bodies" of Childfree Women / Anna Gotlib -- Concluding Thoughts / Davinia Thornley -- Notes on Contributors -- Index
4. Selfish Is Not a Four-Letter Word: Self-Care and Other-Care among Childfree Women / Amanda Michiko Shigihara -- Part II. Childfree Representation -- 5. Childfree in Toyland / Christopher Clausen -- 6. The Annual Global Childfree Event: International Childfree Day / Laura Carroll -- 7. Reproductive Villains: The Representation of Childfree Women in Mainstream Cinema and Television / Natalia Cherjovsky -- Part III. Childfree Economic and Environmental Perspectives -- 8. Excerpts from An Atypical Chick: A Gay Man in a Woman's Body / Rhonny Dam Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction: Childfree across the Disciplines / Davinia Thornley -- Part I. Childfree Subjectivities -- 1. Affirming Social Value: Women without Children / Berenice M. Fisher -- 2. Childfree Minority Stress: Considerations for Life at the Margins of Adulthood / Melanie Elyse Brewster and Olivia Snow -- 3. "You Will Change Your Mind": The Controlling Function of Microaggressions on the Minds of Parents and Non-parents / Adi Avivi |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910838307903321 |
Thornley Davinia | ||
New Brunswick : , : Rutgers University Press, , 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The cultural politics of reproduction : migration, health and family making / / edited by Maya Unnithan-Kumar and Sunil K. Khanna |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 362.198/40086912 |
Soggetto topico |
Women immigrants
Motherhood Family planning Immigrants - Health and hygiene Childfree choice Migrant labor Culture |
ISBN | 1-78238-545-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction. Migration and the Politics of Reproduction and Health: Tracking Global Flows through Ethnography -- Chapter 1 Migration, Belonging and the Body that Births: Pakistani Women in Britain -- Chapter 2 To Be or Not to Be? Cape Verdean Student Mothers in Portugal -- Chapter 3 ‘Good Women Stay at Home, Bad Women Go Everywhere’ Agency, Sexuality and Self in Sri Lankan Migrant Narratives -- Chapter 4 ‘That’s Not a Religious Thing, That’s a Cultural Thing’ Culture in the Provision of Health Services for Bangladeshi Mothers in East London -- Chapter 5 Health Inequalities and Perceptions of Place: Migrant Mothers’ Accounts of Birth and Loss in North-West India -- Chapter 6 Acculturation and Experiences of Post-partum Depression amongst Immigrant Mothers: Cultural Competency in Medicine -- Chapter 7 ‘A Mother Who Stays but Cannot Provide Is Not as Good’ Migrant Mothers in Hanoi, Vietnam -- Chapter 8 ‘A City Walla Prefers a Small Family’ Son Preference and Sex Selection among Punjabi Migrant Families in Urban India -- Chapter 9 Restoring the Connection: Aboriginal Midwifery and Relocation for Childbirth in First Nation Communities in Canada -- Notes on Contributors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787143203321 |
New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The cultural politics of reproduction : migration, health and family making / / edited by Maya Unnithan-Kumar and Sunil K. Khanna |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 362.198/40086912 |
Soggetto topico |
Women immigrants
Motherhood Family planning Immigrants - Health and hygiene Childfree choice Migrant labor Culture |
ISBN | 1-78238-545-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction. Migration and the Politics of Reproduction and Health: Tracking Global Flows through Ethnography -- Chapter 1 Migration, Belonging and the Body that Births: Pakistani Women in Britain -- Chapter 2 To Be or Not to Be? Cape Verdean Student Mothers in Portugal -- Chapter 3 ‘Good Women Stay at Home, Bad Women Go Everywhere’ Agency, Sexuality and Self in Sri Lankan Migrant Narratives -- Chapter 4 ‘That’s Not a Religious Thing, That’s a Cultural Thing’ Culture in the Provision of Health Services for Bangladeshi Mothers in East London -- Chapter 5 Health Inequalities and Perceptions of Place: Migrant Mothers’ Accounts of Birth and Loss in North-West India -- Chapter 6 Acculturation and Experiences of Post-partum Depression amongst Immigrant Mothers: Cultural Competency in Medicine -- Chapter 7 ‘A Mother Who Stays but Cannot Provide Is Not as Good’ Migrant Mothers in Hanoi, Vietnam -- Chapter 8 ‘A City Walla Prefers a Small Family’ Son Preference and Sex Selection among Punjabi Migrant Families in Urban India -- Chapter 9 Restoring the Connection: Aboriginal Midwifery and Relocation for Childbirth in First Nation Communities in Canada -- Notes on Contributors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825877603321 |
New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Famous, but no children / / J.O. Raber |
Autore | Raber J. O. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Algora Publishing, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (212 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.87 |
Soggetto topico |
Childfree choice
Men Women |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-62894-044-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Introduction; Author's note; Chapter 1. To Bear or Not to Bear: That is the Question; Chapter 2. Don't They Like Children?; The Ann Landers Survey; If You Had It To Do Over Again-Would You Have Children?; Chapter 3. Questions and Answers; Chapter 4. The Procreation - I.Q. Connection; Chapter 5. Child-free and the Professions; Actors/Actresses:; Adventurers (explorers, daring risk takers) who did not sire/bear children:; Architects who did not sire/bear children:; Artists who did not sire/bear children:; Cartoonists who did not sire/bear children
Champion Athletes who did not sire/bear children:Comedians who did not sire/bear children:; Dancers/Choreographers who did not sire/bear children:; Fashion Designers who did not sire/bear children:; Film makers/directors who did not sire/bear children:; Food-related personalities who did not sire/bear children:; Founders who did not sire/bear children:; Historians who did not sire/bear children:; Inventors who did not sire/bear children:; Journalists, news reporters, editors who did not sire/bear children:; Judges who did not sire/bear children:; Lyricists who did not sire/bear children: Mathematicians who did not sire/bear children:Music, classical musicians who did not sire/bear children:; Music, composers who did not sire/bear children:; Music, conductors who did not sire/bear children:; Music, opera singers who did not sire/bear children:; Music: Popular singers/musicians who did not sire/bear children:; Nobel Prize winners who did not sire/bear children:; Notable educators who did not sire/bear children:; Philanthropists who did not sire/bear children:; Philosophers who did not sire/bear children:; Pioneering physicians who did not sire/bear children: Political and world leaders who did not sire/bear children:Scientists who did not sire/bear children:; Social reformers who did not sire/bear children:; Talk show hosts who did not sire/bear children:; Writers who did not sire/bear children:; Miscellaneous categories of notable people who did not sire/bear children:; Centenarians/Super centenarians who did not bear/sire children:; Chapter 6. The Famous Child-Free: Their Reasons for Not Having Children; Reasons famous people have chosen not to have children:; Chapter 7. Moral Considerations for Not Having Children Chapter 8. A Right Not to Be BornChapter 9. World Karma; Appendix; Table 1: Famous Women Who Didn't Have Children; Table 2: Famous Men Who Didn't Have Children; _GoBack; Bibliography; Books; Biographical Collections; Reference Books; Online Rsources |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465355403321 |
Raber J. O. | ||
New York : , : Algora Publishing, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Famous, but no children / / J.O. Raber |
Autore | Raber J. O. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Algora Publishing, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (212 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.87 |
Soggetto topico |
Childfree choice
Men Women |
ISBN | 1-62894-044-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Introduction; Author's note; Chapter 1. To Bear or Not to Bear: That is the Question; Chapter 2. Don't They Like Children?; The Ann Landers Survey; If You Had It To Do Over Again-Would You Have Children?; Chapter 3. Questions and Answers; Chapter 4. The Procreation - I.Q. Connection; Chapter 5. Child-free and the Professions; Actors/Actresses:; Adventurers (explorers, daring risk takers) who did not sire/bear children:; Architects who did not sire/bear children:; Artists who did not sire/bear children:; Cartoonists who did not sire/bear children
Champion Athletes who did not sire/bear children:Comedians who did not sire/bear children:; Dancers/Choreographers who did not sire/bear children:; Fashion Designers who did not sire/bear children:; Film makers/directors who did not sire/bear children:; Food-related personalities who did not sire/bear children:; Founders who did not sire/bear children:; Historians who did not sire/bear children:; Inventors who did not sire/bear children:; Journalists, news reporters, editors who did not sire/bear children:; Judges who did not sire/bear children:; Lyricists who did not sire/bear children: Mathematicians who did not sire/bear children:Music, classical musicians who did not sire/bear children:; Music, composers who did not sire/bear children:; Music, conductors who did not sire/bear children:; Music, opera singers who did not sire/bear children:; Music: Popular singers/musicians who did not sire/bear children:; Nobel Prize winners who did not sire/bear children:; Notable educators who did not sire/bear children:; Philanthropists who did not sire/bear children:; Philosophers who did not sire/bear children:; Pioneering physicians who did not sire/bear children: Political and world leaders who did not sire/bear children:Scientists who did not sire/bear children:; Social reformers who did not sire/bear children:; Talk show hosts who did not sire/bear children:; Writers who did not sire/bear children:; Miscellaneous categories of notable people who did not sire/bear children:; Centenarians/Super centenarians who did not bear/sire children:; Chapter 6. The Famous Child-Free: Their Reasons for Not Having Children; Reasons famous people have chosen not to have children:; Chapter 7. Moral Considerations for Not Having Children Chapter 8. A Right Not to Be BornChapter 9. World Karma; Appendix; Table 1: Famous Women Who Didn't Have Children; Table 2: Famous Men Who Didn't Have Children; _GoBack; Bibliography; Books; Biographical Collections; Reference Books; Online Rsources |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792276203321 |
Raber J. O. | ||
New York : , : Algora Publishing, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Famous, but no children / / J.O. Raber |
Autore | Raber J. O. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Algora Publishing, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (212 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.87 |
Soggetto topico |
Childfree choice
Men Women |
ISBN | 1-62894-044-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Introduction; Author's note; Chapter 1. To Bear or Not to Bear: That is the Question; Chapter 2. Don't They Like Children?; The Ann Landers Survey; If You Had It To Do Over Again-Would You Have Children?; Chapter 3. Questions and Answers; Chapter 4. The Procreation - I.Q. Connection; Chapter 5. Child-free and the Professions; Actors/Actresses:; Adventurers (explorers, daring risk takers) who did not sire/bear children:; Architects who did not sire/bear children:; Artists who did not sire/bear children:; Cartoonists who did not sire/bear children
Champion Athletes who did not sire/bear children:Comedians who did not sire/bear children:; Dancers/Choreographers who did not sire/bear children:; Fashion Designers who did not sire/bear children:; Film makers/directors who did not sire/bear children:; Food-related personalities who did not sire/bear children:; Founders who did not sire/bear children:; Historians who did not sire/bear children:; Inventors who did not sire/bear children:; Journalists, news reporters, editors who did not sire/bear children:; Judges who did not sire/bear children:; Lyricists who did not sire/bear children: Mathematicians who did not sire/bear children:Music, classical musicians who did not sire/bear children:; Music, composers who did not sire/bear children:; Music, conductors who did not sire/bear children:; Music, opera singers who did not sire/bear children:; Music: Popular singers/musicians who did not sire/bear children:; Nobel Prize winners who did not sire/bear children:; Notable educators who did not sire/bear children:; Philanthropists who did not sire/bear children:; Philosophers who did not sire/bear children:; Pioneering physicians who did not sire/bear children: Political and world leaders who did not sire/bear children:Scientists who did not sire/bear children:; Social reformers who did not sire/bear children:; Talk show hosts who did not sire/bear children:; Writers who did not sire/bear children:; Miscellaneous categories of notable people who did not sire/bear children:; Centenarians/Super centenarians who did not bear/sire children:; Chapter 6. The Famous Child-Free: Their Reasons for Not Having Children; Reasons famous people have chosen not to have children:; Chapter 7. Moral Considerations for Not Having Children Chapter 8. A Right Not to Be BornChapter 9. World Karma; Appendix; Table 1: Famous Women Who Didn't Have Children; Table 2: Famous Men Who Didn't Have Children; _GoBack; Bibliography; Books; Biographical Collections; Reference Books; Online Rsources |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808558003321 |
Raber J. O. | ||
New York : , : Algora Publishing, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The last taboo : saying no to motherhood / / Rosemary Agonito |
Autore | Agonito Rosemary |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Algora Publishing, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (164 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.874/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Motherhood
Childfree choice |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-62894-089-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Introduction; Chapter 1. Help! I'm Tired All the Time; The Physical and Emotional Impact of Having Children; Mommy in the Supermarket; Mommy at Home; Mommy at Work; Not What I Bargained For; The Mother-Child Relationship Turned Upside-Down; The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions; Nuclear Fissures; The New Mid-Life Crisis; Where's Daddy?; Frustrated, Frazzled and Furious; Chapter 2. Honey, What's Happening To Us?; The Impact of Children on a Personal Relationship; Marla's Story; Lisa's Story; Ellen's Story; Martha's Story; Diana's Story; Not-So-Wise Conventional Wisdom
And Baby Makes ThreeSleeping Together, Literally; Number One; Ships Passing in the Night; Born Yesterday ; I'm Right; You're Wrong; Stranger In Our Midst; They're Gone! - Marital Bliss and the Joy of Motherhood; Chapter 3. Mom's Talents Down The Drain; The Impact of Children on Career and Livelihood; That's Life; A Mother of the Future - Almost; A Mother of the Past; A Mother of the Present - Out of the Workforce; Another Mother of the Present - Out of the Workforce; A Mother of the Present - In the Workforce Part-Time; A Mother of the Present - In the Workforce Full-Time A Mother of the Present - In the Workforce Full-Time, Sort OfHitting the Baby Ceiling; The Loss that Keeps on Losing; A Recipe for Disaster; Motherhood as Escape Hatch; The Choice that Isn't a Choice; What's Wrong With This Picture?; "What's Wrong With Me? I Don't Have Kids."; The Invisible Helping Hand; The Ultimate Guilt Trip; Who's Sorry Now?; Chapter 4. Hey, Who Am I?; How Motherhood Limits and Defines Mom as a Person; Helen's Story - and a Question; Crisis of Identity; The No-Return Policy; Who Am I?; The Building Blocks of the Family; A Metaphor for the Self-Sacrificial Mom Chapter 5. The Money PitThe Financial Cost of Having Children; Paying for Love Insurance; Paying the Day-to-Day Costs; Paying for Mr. Wrong; Deep Pockets; The Endless Money Siphon; Paying for Their Bad Choices; What Not Having It All Really Means; Chapter 6. Godzilla Mom; When Motherhood Harms the Child; The Police Blotter; A City Story; A Suburban Story; A Small Town Story ; A Television Story; A Jet-Set Story; A Homeless Story; A Tabloid Story; Dirty Little Secrets; Going It Alone; That's My Baby!; Unplanned Parenthood; Chapter 7. Trashing Our World The Environmental and Human Impact of Having ChildrenGa Ga Over Babies; Choosing Human Extinction; It's Not Just Their Problem; A Most Unpleasant Question; Consider Adopting; The "Urge" to Reproduce; It's Life; Author's Note; Endnotes; 2; Selected Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465411103321 |
Agonito Rosemary | ||
New York : , : Algora Publishing, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The last taboo : saying no to motherhood / / Rosemary Agonito |
Autore | Agonito Rosemary |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Algora Publishing, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (164 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.874/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Motherhood
Childfree choice |
ISBN | 1-62894-089-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Introduction; Chapter 1. Help! I'm Tired All the Time; The Physical and Emotional Impact of Having Children; Mommy in the Supermarket; Mommy at Home; Mommy at Work; Not What I Bargained For; The Mother-Child Relationship Turned Upside-Down; The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions; Nuclear Fissures; The New Mid-Life Crisis; Where's Daddy?; Frustrated, Frazzled and Furious; Chapter 2. Honey, What's Happening To Us?; The Impact of Children on a Personal Relationship; Marla's Story; Lisa's Story; Ellen's Story; Martha's Story; Diana's Story; Not-So-Wise Conventional Wisdom
And Baby Makes ThreeSleeping Together, Literally; Number One; Ships Passing in the Night; Born Yesterday ; I'm Right; You're Wrong; Stranger In Our Midst; They're Gone! - Marital Bliss and the Joy of Motherhood; Chapter 3. Mom's Talents Down The Drain; The Impact of Children on Career and Livelihood; That's Life; A Mother of the Future - Almost; A Mother of the Past; A Mother of the Present - Out of the Workforce; Another Mother of the Present - Out of the Workforce; A Mother of the Present - In the Workforce Part-Time; A Mother of the Present - In the Workforce Full-Time A Mother of the Present - In the Workforce Full-Time, Sort OfHitting the Baby Ceiling; The Loss that Keeps on Losing; A Recipe for Disaster; Motherhood as Escape Hatch; The Choice that Isn't a Choice; What's Wrong With This Picture?; "What's Wrong With Me? I Don't Have Kids."; The Invisible Helping Hand; The Ultimate Guilt Trip; Who's Sorry Now?; Chapter 4. Hey, Who Am I?; How Motherhood Limits and Defines Mom as a Person; Helen's Story - and a Question; Crisis of Identity; The No-Return Policy; Who Am I?; The Building Blocks of the Family; A Metaphor for the Self-Sacrificial Mom Chapter 5. The Money PitThe Financial Cost of Having Children; Paying for Love Insurance; Paying the Day-to-Day Costs; Paying for Mr. Wrong; Deep Pockets; The Endless Money Siphon; Paying for Their Bad Choices; What Not Having It All Really Means; Chapter 6. Godzilla Mom; When Motherhood Harms the Child; The Police Blotter; A City Story; A Suburban Story; A Small Town Story ; A Television Story; A Jet-Set Story; A Homeless Story; A Tabloid Story; Dirty Little Secrets; Going It Alone; That's My Baby!; Unplanned Parenthood; Chapter 7. Trashing Our World The Environmental and Human Impact of Having ChildrenGa Ga Over Babies; Choosing Human Extinction; It's Not Just Their Problem; A Most Unpleasant Question; Consider Adopting; The "Urge" to Reproduce; It's Life; Author's Note; Endnotes; 2; Selected Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786892003321 |
Agonito Rosemary | ||
New York : , : Algora Publishing, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The last taboo : saying no to motherhood / / Rosemary Agonito |
Autore | Agonito Rosemary |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Algora Publishing, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (164 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.874/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Motherhood
Childfree choice |
ISBN | 1-62894-089-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Introduction; Chapter 1. Help! I'm Tired All the Time; The Physical and Emotional Impact of Having Children; Mommy in the Supermarket; Mommy at Home; Mommy at Work; Not What I Bargained For; The Mother-Child Relationship Turned Upside-Down; The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions; Nuclear Fissures; The New Mid-Life Crisis; Where's Daddy?; Frustrated, Frazzled and Furious; Chapter 2. Honey, What's Happening To Us?; The Impact of Children on a Personal Relationship; Marla's Story; Lisa's Story; Ellen's Story; Martha's Story; Diana's Story; Not-So-Wise Conventional Wisdom
And Baby Makes ThreeSleeping Together, Literally; Number One; Ships Passing in the Night; Born Yesterday ; I'm Right; You're Wrong; Stranger In Our Midst; They're Gone! - Marital Bliss and the Joy of Motherhood; Chapter 3. Mom's Talents Down The Drain; The Impact of Children on Career and Livelihood; That's Life; A Mother of the Future - Almost; A Mother of the Past; A Mother of the Present - Out of the Workforce; Another Mother of the Present - Out of the Workforce; A Mother of the Present - In the Workforce Part-Time; A Mother of the Present - In the Workforce Full-Time A Mother of the Present - In the Workforce Full-Time, Sort OfHitting the Baby Ceiling; The Loss that Keeps on Losing; A Recipe for Disaster; Motherhood as Escape Hatch; The Choice that Isn't a Choice; What's Wrong With This Picture?; "What's Wrong With Me? I Don't Have Kids."; The Invisible Helping Hand; The Ultimate Guilt Trip; Who's Sorry Now?; Chapter 4. Hey, Who Am I?; How Motherhood Limits and Defines Mom as a Person; Helen's Story - and a Question; Crisis of Identity; The No-Return Policy; Who Am I?; The Building Blocks of the Family; A Metaphor for the Self-Sacrificial Mom Chapter 5. The Money PitThe Financial Cost of Having Children; Paying for Love Insurance; Paying the Day-to-Day Costs; Paying for Mr. Wrong; Deep Pockets; The Endless Money Siphon; Paying for Their Bad Choices; What Not Having It All Really Means; Chapter 6. Godzilla Mom; When Motherhood Harms the Child; The Police Blotter; A City Story; A Suburban Story; A Small Town Story ; A Television Story; A Jet-Set Story; A Homeless Story; A Tabloid Story; Dirty Little Secrets; Going It Alone; That's My Baby!; Unplanned Parenthood; Chapter 7. Trashing Our World The Environmental and Human Impact of Having ChildrenGa Ga Over Babies; Choosing Human Extinction; It's Not Just Their Problem; A Most Unpleasant Question; Consider Adopting; The "Urge" to Reproduce; It's Life; Author's Note; Endnotes; 2; Selected Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811914703321 |
Agonito Rosemary | ||
New York : , : Algora Publishing, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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