1st Edition

Unwomanly Conduct The Challenges of Intentional Childlessness

By Carolyn Mackelcan Morell Copyright 1994
    222 Pages
    by Routledge

    222 Pages
    by Routledge

    Provocative study of women who chose to be childless based on extensive interviews with women aged between 40 and 78. A significant contribution to debates about choice, the private and the public, gender and diversity.

    Chapter 1 “Why aren’t I being the hero?”; Chapter 2 “I think of myself as a product of the times”; Chapter 3 “I must admit, I didn’t freely admit it”; Chapter 4 “She thought I was some kind of ogre that eats children for lunch”; Chapter 5 “The thought, ‘will I regret it when l’m old?’ is impossible to avoid … because it’s just out there”; Chapter 6 “The contrast between their lives and your life puts a wedge between your friendship”; Chapter 7 Conclusion; Appendix About the Research;

    Biography

    Carolyn M. Morell