The process through which men and women construct procreative identities: A narrative approach

Abstract The current study was guided by narrative and feminist inquiry and focuses on the procreative consciousness and the construction of a procreative identity in 14 unmarried, child-free graduate students. Analysis of respondent and narrative interviews revealed five themes in the narrative dat...

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Published inVisions of the 21st Century Family Vol. 7; pp. 133 - 158
Main Author Sells, Tamara G. Coon
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01.01.2013
Emerald Publishing Limited
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Sociology
Sociology of the family
Sociology: family & relationships
social norms
Decision making
self and identity
social influence
sex roles
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Summary:Abstract The current study was guided by narrative and feminist inquiry and focuses on the procreative consciousness and the construction of a procreative identity in 14 unmarried, child-free graduate students. Analysis of respondent and narrative interviews revealed five themes in the narrative data, which were used to hypothesize how men and women form their procreative identities, how their stories have been altered through time, and how they think others view their procreative decisions. Findings support five different pathways to the informant’s current procreative consciousness. Informants also perceived an existing traditional stereotype toward the childfree lifestyle.
ISBN:9781783500284
178350028X
ISSN:1530-3535
DOI:10.1108/S1530-3535(2013)0000007008