HDFS 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Voluntary Childlessness, Fetus
23 Oct 2018
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Child-less of child-free? (*difference from book*, stigma, process of making the decision to be child-free. 2/3 made a gradual decision: some research suggests that child-free marriages are happier and more couple unity is reported. There is a big difference between marital and family satisfaction rates - family rates can go up but marital can be down at the same time. Coping with own problems : leave children out of martial issues: They will not solve the marital problems. Should not conceive the relieve a sense of loneliness or provide purpose to life. Attachment : both expectant parents may feel that the fetus is already a member of the family, they begin the attachment process well before birth, neglect = women with high drug use rate s. Giving birth : there is some contention that women are still constrained by gender expectations, men often feel helpless during the process, men"s oxytocin increase when they are present at birth.
