Voluntary and Involuntary Childlessness: The Joys of Otherhood? (Emerald Studies in Reproduction, Culture and Society) - Hardcover

Sappleton, Natalie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1787543625 ISBN 13: 9781787543621

Publisher: Emerald Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

Childlessness is not a new phenomenon, but empirical evidence from the demographic field has demonstrated that it is on the increase. Furthermore, childlessness has a number of consequences for both women and men, the communities in which they live, their psychic states, their social networks and the organisations in which they work. Bringing together research from a wide range of scholarly disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, sociology, gender studies, social work and social policy, and underpinned by a feminist ontology this edited collection of original chapters provides an insight into the current state of the art research on the drivers, determinants, manifestations and outcomes of childlessness. The collection is intended to be a key resource for scholars, students and policymakers addressing this issue in a wide range of disciplinary contexts.

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About the Author

Natalie Sappleton is Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Her research interests are in the intersections between social networks, gender segregation and gender stereotyping in the labour market. Research programmes she has been involved in include Women Audio Visual Engineers (WAVE), Women in North West Engineering and numerous investigations into sex discrimination at the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Edition details

• Publisher: Emerald Publishing
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1787543625
• ISBN 13: 9781787543621
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 424