Childfree by Choice: the Movement Redefining Family and Creating a New Age of Independence
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As a childfree woman, Dr. Amy Blackstone is no stranger to a wide range of negative responses when she informs people she doesn’t have–nor does she want–kids: confused looks, patronizing quips, thinly veiled pity, even outright scorn and condemnation. But she is not alone in opting out when it comes to children. More people than ever are choosing to forgo parenthood, and openly discussing a choice that’s still often perceived as taboo. Yet this choice, and its effects personally and culturally, are still often misunderstood.
Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology, has been studying the childfree choice since 2008, a choice she and her husband had already confidently and happily made. Using her own and others’ research as well as her personal experience, Blackstone delves into the childfree movement from its conception to today, exploring gender, race, sexual orientation, politics, environmentalism, and feminism, as she strips away the misconceptions surrounding non-parents and reveals the still radical notion that support of the childfree can lead to better lives and societies for all.
ISBN
9781524744090
Publication Date
6-11-2019
Publisher
Dutton
City
New York, NY
Disciplines
Family, Life Course, and Society | Sociology
Recommended Citation
Blackstone, Amy, "Childfree by Choice: the Movement Redefining Family and Creating a New Age of Independence" (2019). Faculty and Staff Monograph Publications. 306.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/fac_monographs/306
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