Ambiguous Constructions: Development of a Childless or
                    Child-Free Life Course

Teachman, Jay D.; Bulcroft, Richard

doi:10.4135/9781412976022.n7

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“…Research on infertility and childlessness has also given us a way to examine characteristics that may shape the importance of fatherhood in all men's lives (Bulcroft & Teachman, 2004) and has already been adapted to examine the importance of motherhood in women's lives (McQuillan et al, 2008). We group these characteristics into three categories (described below): economic (occupational and leisure), culture and identity (race/ethnicity, religiosity, and gender ideology), and life course/situational (age, marital status, fatherhood status, and infertility) factors.…”

Section: Understanding the Importance Of Fatherhood For Non-fathers: mentioning

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“…We build on identity theory and use research on voluntary childlessness (Bulcroft & Teachman, 2004) and the importance of motherhood in women's lives (McQuillan, Greil, Shreffler, & Tichenor, 2008) as guides for exploring the characteristics that shape the importance of fatherhood in men's lives. These characteristics include economic factors, especially the potential "costs" of fatherhood vis-à-vis work and leisure pursuits, influences related to culture and identity, and life course or situational factors in men's lives.…”

Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

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The Importance of Fatherhood to U.S. Married and Cohabiting Men

Tichenor¹,

McQuillan²,

Greil³

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Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice about Me

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Section: Understanding the Importance Of Fatherhood For Non-fathers: mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

The Importance of Fatherhood to U.S. Married and Cohabiting Men

Tichenor¹,

McQuillan²,

Greil³

et al. 2011

Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice about Me

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“…Given that being a parent is considered to be more central in the lives of women than in those of men (Veevers, 1980;Hird and Abshoff, 2000;Letherby, 2002;Bulcroft and Teachman, 2003), the ramifications of not having entered the parental role are generally assumed to be more disadvantageous for childless women than for childless men. As a consequence, most studies have examined the impact of childlessness for women and have neglected men (Greene and Biddlecom, 2000).…”

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Life Outcomes of Childless Men and Fathers

Keizer¹,

Dykstra²,

Poortman³

2009

European Sociological Review

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Using data from the first wave of the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study (NKPS) for 1,451 men aged 40-59 we examine the impact of permanent childlessness. We extend on previous work by focusing on partnership history as a possible explanation for differences between childless men and fathers. Our results show that the impact of childlessness is weaker than we had expected. Many initial differences between childless men and fathers are attributable to differences in their partnership history. Nevertheless, childless men differ from resident fathers regarding their community involvement, their level of income and their satisfaction with life. Childless men differ from nonresident fathers with respect to their income and work hours. Theoretical and societal implications of our findings are discussed.

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“…The inclusion of data on childlessness among men makes our analyses relatively unique. As Bulcroft and Teachman (2003) stated in a recent review chapter, there is a dearth of findings on childlessness among men. Most research has focused on women, which is typical of research on childbearing and parenthood (Forste, 2002;Greene & Biddlecom, 2000).…”

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Roads Less Taken

Dykstra

Hägestad

2007

Journal of Family Issues

101

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This article provides the rationale for doing research on childlessness and parenthood in late life. Childless older adults have been rendered invisible in the social scientific literature. A central goal of this issue is to make them visible and to expose unstated assumptions about normal adult life. Parenthood emerges as a key organizer of the life course and a major factor in social integration. Because the childless tend to be conceptualized as "the other," focusing on them teaches lessons about the dangers of dichotomous thinking, that is, overlooking diversity and assuming deficiency. Studying older adults without children reveals the necessity of considering life pathways over time and of putting lives in a historical context.

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Ambiguous Constructions: Development of a Childless or Child-Free Life Course

Cited by 39 publications

References 96 publications

The Importance of Fatherhood to U.S. Married and Cohabiting Men

The Importance of Fatherhood to U.S. Married and Cohabiting Men

Life Outcomes of Childless Men and Fathers

Roads Less Taken

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