A phenomenological exploration of the childfree choice in a sample of Australian women
Choosing not to have children is considered a deviation from cultural norms, particularly the dominant pronatalist discourse; this is especially so for women. However, little research has documented the experience of Australian women who have consciously chosen to remain childless. Ten voluntarily c...
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2013
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| author | Doyle, Joanne Pooley, Julie Ann Breen, Lauren |
| author_facet | Doyle, Joanne Pooley, Julie Ann Breen, Lauren |
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| description | Choosing not to have children is considered a deviation from cultural norms, particularly the dominant pronatalist discourse; this is especially so for women. However, little research has documented the experience of Australian women who have consciously chosen to remain childless. Ten voluntarily childfree women participated in unstructured interviews about their choice and its ramifications. The data analysis revealed three broad themes – the experiences and processes of making the choice; the ongoing effects of their choice, ranging from support and acceptance to pressure and discrimination; and no regret as the women described engaging in meaningful, generative activities that contributed to society. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-231612017-09-13T16:01:25Z A phenomenological exploration of the childfree choice in a sample of Australian women Doyle, Joanne Pooley, Julie Ann Breen, Lauren Choosing not to have children is considered a deviation from cultural norms, particularly the dominant pronatalist discourse; this is especially so for women. However, little research has documented the experience of Australian women who have consciously chosen to remain childless. Ten voluntarily childfree women participated in unstructured interviews about their choice and its ramifications. The data analysis revealed three broad themes – the experiences and processes of making the choice; the ongoing effects of their choice, ranging from support and acceptance to pressure and discrimination; and no regret as the women described engaging in meaningful, generative activities that contributed to society. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23161 10.1177/1359105312444647 Sage Publications Ltd. fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Doyle, Joanne Pooley, Julie Ann Breen, Lauren A phenomenological exploration of the childfree choice in a sample of Australian women |
| title | A phenomenological exploration of the childfree choice in a sample of Australian women |
| title_full | A phenomenological exploration of the childfree choice in a sample of Australian women |
| title_fullStr | A phenomenological exploration of the childfree choice in a sample of Australian women |
| title_full_unstemmed | A phenomenological exploration of the childfree choice in a sample of Australian women |
| title_short | A phenomenological exploration of the childfree choice in a sample of Australian women |
| title_sort | phenomenological exploration of the childfree choice in a sample of australian women |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23161 |