University Students’ Perceptions of Childless Couples and Parents in Ankara, Turkey

Çopur, Zeynep; Koropeckyj‐Cox, Tanya

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“…The qualitative and quantitative findings suggested childless women experienced pronatalism-driven stigmatisation, congruent with studies finding other people stereotyped and stigmatised childless women (Çopur & Koropeckyj-Cox, 2010;Koropeckyj-Cox & Pendell, 2007;LaMastro, 2001). The qualitative findings further suggested pronatalism manifested in a continuum of connection and inclusion within, exclusionary experiences within, and exclusion from, all domains of life.…”

Section: The Nature and Extent Of Social Exclusion Of Childless Womensupporting

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Social Exclusion of Australian Childless Women in Their Reproductive Years

Turnbull

Graham

Taket

2016

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Research suggests Australian childless women are at risk of pronatalism-driven social exclusion. This exploratory, mixed methods, cross-sectional study described and explored the social exclusion of Australian childless women aged 25 to 44 years, and asked: what are the nature and extent of social exclusion of childless women; and do the nature and extent of exclusion vary for different types of childless women? A total of 776 childless female Australian residents aged 25 to 44 years completed a self-administered questionnaire. Quantitative data were collected on childlessness types, indicators of exclusion and perceived stigmatisation and exclusion due to being childless. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, One Way ANOVAs and Kruskal Wallis Analysis of Ranks. Qualitative data on childless women's experiences were inductively thematically analysed. Findings suggest societal-level pronatalism drives exclusion of Australian childless women. While exclusion occurs in all domains of life, childless women experience more exclusion, and perceive more exclusion due to being childless, in the social and civic domains than the service and economic domains. Circumstantially and involuntarily childless women, followed by voluntarily childless women, perceive more exclusion due to being childless than undecided and future childed women. Experiences are influenced by the nature of women's 'deviance' from pronatalism.

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Section: The Nature and Extent Of Social Exclusion Of Childless Womensupporting

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Social Exclusion of Australian Childless Women in Their Reproductive Years

Turnbull

Graham

Taket

2016

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“…Women in this study reported feeling negatively stereotyped by others because they have no children. This complements earlier findings that other people stereotyped and had negative attitudes about women with no children (Çopur & Koropeckyj-Cox, 2010;Koropeckyj-Cox & Pendell, 2007;LaMastro, 2001). However, midlife women in this study were not conscious of being stigmatised due to having no children, in contrast with the authors' previous research with a younger cohort of Australian women in their reproductive years (2016).…”

Section: Social Exclusion Of Women With No Childrensupporting

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“…There is evidence pronatalism pervades the community, relationship and individual levels through cultures, attitudes and beliefs of women with children as natural and inevitable, and women with no children as unnatural and discredited (Çopur & Koropeckyj-Cox, 2010;Gillespie, 2000;Koropeckyj-Cox & Pendell, 2007;LaMastro, 2001;Rich et al, 2011;Turnbull, Graham & Taket, 2016). Research also suggests pronatalism-driven stigmatisation can vary between typologies of women with no children (Kopper & Smith, 2001;Lampman & Dowling-Guyer, 1995), including involuntarily childless women, who wanted to have biological children but could not achieve a viable pregnancy (Daniluk, 2001); circumstantially childless women, who could not have children as a result of circumstances such as partner infertility, having no partner, financial constraints, or health issues other than those preventing a viable pregnancy (Cannold, 2005); and voluntarily childless women, who freely chose not to have children (Veevers, 1979).…”

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Social connection and exclusion of Australian women with no children during midlife

Turnbull

Graham

Taket³

2016

Journal of Social Inclusion

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Evidence indicates women with no children can experience pronatalism-driven stereotyping, stigmatisation and exclusion. This exploratory cross-sectional study described the social connection and exclusion of Australian women with no children during midlife (defined as aged 45 to 64 years). A total of 294 Australian midlife women with no children completed a self-administered online questionnaire. Data were collected on indicators of exclusion in the social, civic, service and economic domains of life, and participants' self-reported perceptions of being stereotyped, stigmatised and excluded because they have no children. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and, for differences between involuntarily childless, circumstantially childless and voluntarily childless women: One Way ANOVAs for normally distributed continuous data, and Kruskal Wallis Analyses of Ranks and Chi Square Tests for Independence for categorical data and non-normally distributed continuous data. The findings indicate midlife women feel negatively stereotyped because they have no children. The extent and quality of midlife women's resources and participation vary between and within the domains of life. However, midlife women reported feeling more excluded because they have no children in the social and civic domains than the service and economic domains. There are few differences between typologies of women with no children. Given that social exclusion is a key social determinant of health and wellbeing, it is essential to ensure all women have opportunities for connection in all domains of life in Australian society regardless of their motherhood status, by challenging pronatalism at all levels of society.

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“…Further, prescriptive norms about being a woman create high pressure on women who do not want to have a child. They may feel uncomfortable, emotionally troubled, and stressed (Copur and Koropeckyj-Cox 2010). In addition, many cultures highly value parenthood and women are prescribed to many responsibilities in childrearing (Sakallı-Uğurlu and Türkoğlu 2016;Sunar 2002 [Turkey]).…”

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Quantitative Empirical Studies on Women’s Issues in Islamic Cultures: Introduction to Special Issue

Sakallı-Uğurlu

2016

Sex Roles

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The special issue aimed to focus on quantitative research articles covering gender and women's issues in Islamic cultures which have not received sufficient attention. The present issue of gender and women's issues in these cultures adds important information about topics such as the roles of honor, religiosity, and sexism as they interact with gender. In the special issue there are six quantitative research articles focusing on various topics relevant to honor, sexism, economic, and health issues. A study from Turkey examines the associations among benevolent sexism, hostile sexism, religiosity, and the endorsement of honor beliefs in Turkey. Another explores the effects of religious affiliation, patriarchy, and gender on the perception of honor-related crimes in Morocco, Cameroon, and Italy. Views about family issues are explored in a paper from North Cyprus that explores the associations among hostile sexism, benevolent sexism, religiosity, and attitudes toward childlessness. In another paper, researchers from Turkey investigate job-relevant gender issues such as work engagement, job insecurity, and turnover intentions. Finally, women's health in Muslim cultures is the focus of papers on health screening behaviors in Turkey and on factors relevant to menopausal symptoms of women in Pakistan. In the introduction, the main purposes of the special issue articles are introduced. Then, the importance of studying honor, sexism, religiosity, the economic situation of women, and women's health issues in Islamic cultures are covered. Some suggestions for future studies and implication and applications of the research findings also are discussed. Finally, limitations of the special issue are presented.

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University Students’ Perceptions of Childless Couples and Parents in Ankara, Turkey

Cited by 30 publications

References 39 publications

Social Exclusion of Australian Childless Women in Their Reproductive Years

Social Exclusion of Australian Childless Women in Their Reproductive Years

Social connection and exclusion of Australian women with no children during midlife

Quantitative Empirical Studies on Women’s Issues in Islamic Cultures: Introduction to Special Issue

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