Overview
Using over 125 interviews with women who have no children, Yvonne Vissing explodes our cultural myths by exploring not only the reasons why these people have no children, but also how childlessness affects and shapes their day-to-day lives. The author shows us the issues that are central for the women in part by having them tell their stories in their own words. The book is organized in three main sections - the social context of """"childlessness"""", its causes and its meanings. Each section places the women's experiences within a demographic and sociological context to help readers understand the issues these individuals face and the ways they must make a place for themselves in today's society.
Full Product Details
Author: Yvonne Vissing
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.80cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 23.00cm
Weight: 0.576kg
ISBN: 9780813530802
ISBN 10: 0813530806
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 30 June 2002
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
'I'm so lucky, so blessed. If I'd had kids, I would have been deprived of this wonderful, enviable life. ' - Fern 'The places I live are more beautiful than you can imagine. I'm always having adventures. While it's not a perfect life, I'm having a wonderful time. ' - Olivia 'It was awful when I wanted a baby so much and couldn't have one. I was depressed and angry. I blamed myself. I didn't feel feminine. I didn't want sex anymore, I felt I let my husband down, I felt I was ending our family line. It's frustrating - I had so much to offer and it'll be
'I'm so lucky, so blessed. If I'd had kids, I would have been deprived of this wonderful, enviable life. ' - Fern 'The places I live are more beautiful than you can imagine. I'm always having adventures. While it's not a perfect life, I'm having a wonderful time. ' - Olivia 'It was awful when I wanted a baby so much and couldn't have one. I was depressed and angry. I blamed myself. I didn't feel feminine. I didn't want sex anymore, I felt I let my husband down, I felt I was ending our family line. It's frustrating - I had so much to offer and it'll be
"'I'm so lucky, so blessed. If I'd had kids, I would have been deprived of this wonderful, enviable life.""""' - Fern """"'The places I live are more beautiful than you can imagine. I'm always having adventures. While it's not a perfect life, I'm having a wonderful time.""""' - Olivia """"'It was awful when I wanted a baby so much and couldn't have one. I was depressed and angry. I blamed myself. I didn't feel feminine. I didn't want sex anymore, I felt I let my husband down, I felt I was ending our family line. It's frustrating - I had so much to offer and it'll be"
Author Information
Yvonne Vissing is a professor of sociology at Salem State College in Salem, Massachusetts, where she is the coordinator for its Center for Child Studies. She is the author of Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Homeless Children and Families in Small-Town America.
