| Description |
xvii, 204 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Preface: A Researcher's Story -- 1. "Why aren't I being the hero?": The Politics of Reproductive Difference -- 2. "I think of myself as a product of the times": Troubling Developments -- 3. "I must admit, I didn't freely admit it": Explaining the Choice -- 4. "She thought I was some kind of ogre that eats children for lunch": Symbolic Politics I -- 5. "The thought, 'will I regret it when I'm old?' is impossible to avoid . . . because it's just out there": Symbolic Politics II -- 6. "The contrast between their lives and your life puts a wedge between your friendship": The Social World of Childless Women -- 7. Conclusion |
| Analysis |
Childlessness |
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Childlessness |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Based on the author's thesis |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [186]-195 |
| Subject |
Childlessness -- Psychological aspects.
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Feminist theory.
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Women -- Psychology.
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| LC no. |
93045984 |
| ISBN |
0415906776 |
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0415906784 (paperback) |
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