Decisions about whether to have or rear children, as well as perceptions of people who
choose not to parent are linked to a variety of social processes and identities. We review …

The decision not to have children represents one of the most remarkable changes in the
modern family: during the last few decades the number of couples who voluntarily do not …

Em O conflito, Elisabeth Badinter questiona o mito de que toda mulher tem o desejo e o
instinto natural de ser mãe. O conflito: a mulher e a mãe, da filósofa Elisabeth Badinter …

In this book, Hakim presents a new, multi-disciplinary theory for explaining and predicting
current and future patterns of women's choice between employment and family work …

In this paper we argue that a new model of disability is emerging within the literature by
disabled people and within disability culture, expressed most clearly by the Disability Arts …

The roles of women and of feminine identity have been historically and traditionally
constructed around motherhood. However, recent years have seen a growing trend among …

Individuals who choose not to be parents are viewed in terms of negative stereotypes and
experience social pressures to alter or justify their status. Data were collected from in-depth …

Controversial Issues in a Disabling Society has been written specifically to raise questions
and stimulate debate. It has been designed for use with students in group discussion, and to …

In this Essay, Professor Franke observes that, unlike feminists from other disciplines, feminist
legal theorists have neglected to formulate a positive the-ory of female sexuality. Instead …

Drawing on my own personal and research experience and on the research of others I
consider issues of definition, identity, support, and kinship in relation to lifecourse issues and …