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Author:
Volsche, Shelly author.
Title:
Voluntarily childfree : identity and kinship in the United States / Shelly Volsche.
Publisher:
Lexington Books,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
x, 139 pages ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Childfree choice--United States.
Parenthood--Moral and ethical aspects.
Parenthood--Psychological aspects.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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?
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"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Anthropology of kinship and the family
ISBN:
1793602476
9781793602473
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1114472494
LCCN:
2019041639
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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