Module 9 Flashcards
Cumulative contingencies
staying childless is typically the outcome of multiple experiences over time and is affected by our relationships with others
Voluntary childlessness
those who do not desire to have children
Choice Biography Theory
people having more opportunities to make individual choices, in part due to the availability of contraceptives
Preference Theory
in which women increasingly follow their personal preferences without being stigmatized. Their decisions affect their desire to have children. This theory rose from the idea of the mid1960s onwards, contraceptives gave women more independent control over their own lives. Since then women have been able to choose between career and motherhood or a combination of both.
Peterson’s freedom versus risk discourse
people chose not to have children can consider this as a freedom, wherein autonomy and independence predominate. They see children as a barrier to their personal development
Liberated careerist
in this study, only women gave this reason. Never wanted to stay at home, and wanted to maintain independence from their partners. Absence of sense of parenthood. No longing for children.
Acquiescent partner
childlessness mostly because of their partner’s initial choice that they agreed with.
Had to divide their lives into chapters
most divided them into chronological, clear with a starting and end point
Innate blueprint
refers to the idea that telling a life story in this way is characteristic of human nature, as part of a timeless and universal context
Social critic
developed sociocritical ideas from an early age. Concerned more with global warning and politics. Saw themselves as rebels. People did not consider the consequences of having kids. Critical view of society – thinking something bad would happen to their own child
