The NO-BABY BOM Summary

Also, this article addresses the issues of health and reproductive health in particular. Issues around reproductive choices have been a controversial topic for many decades. The author does a good job of describing what it is like not to be able to reproduce and how shameful that can feel. Understanding organizational culture is key. Leaders have a duty to find out the motives and professional biases that the organization has according to

Often condemned as one of the primary societal problems of today, non-marital childbirth has been the subject of many sociologist’s explorations in an attempt to understand its rapid increase and growth in desirability. In their book Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage, Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas delve into the underlying reasons for the increase in non-martial child bearing, especially among women in low-socioeconomic communities. Through their two-and-a-half-year study, in which they conducted by interviewing over one hundred single mothers living in Philadelphia and Camden, Edin and Kefalas strove to understand why poor, single women were purposefully getting pregnant. Nearly eight years after Promises

The changing position of women in today’s society is in part responsible for the increase in family diversity. Women are now mens equals and can become very senior in their chosen professions through hard work and dedication. Because of this, women are less likely to want to have children early on in their careers and prevent themselves from getting pregnant until they have established themselves with a distinguished career. This trend is giving rise to smaller families of dual earners and thus increasing the family diversity in today’s society. Also, some of these women focus so heavily on their careers they never actually find a partner. And so, when they feel ready to have children they either go through the IVF process or adopt a child, again widening the diverse family types in Britain’s society today.

A problem that many couples in America face today is infertility. Infertility is the inability to conceive children. More than 6.1 million Americans are currently declared infertile this account for 10% of Americans in the child bearing age (Cooper-Hilbert). This is not only a problem in our world today but also in the book One Foot in Eden by Ron Rash this is a problem that affects many of the charters. In the book it discusses the backgrounds of each character and talks about what problems they face, and infertility is one of them that shows up more than once. In the book the Sheriff and his wife are affected by infertility because their marriage will never be the same. Also, the main charters Amy and Billy are affected by infertility because of the way other people will view Billy and Billy will now see Amy differently.

Many couples have made the decision not to have children, but does that mean they aren’t considered real families? Blackstone and Greenleaf attempt to answer that question in their research by first asking respondents why they choose to be childfree. The most common response to this question is that the “childfree [couples] prefer to focus their time and energy on nurturing their relationship with their partner” and therefore have the “freedom to nurture sexual companionship with their partner.”(139) There are several myths surrounding why couples choose to be childfree. One of which revolves around the idea that they dislike children which isn’t necessary true. In contrast, childfree families enjoy the company of children which includes but

In today’s society, women are often expected to have children. However, if women choose to not have children or limit themselves to only one, they’re judged for those decisions in unfair ways. Who are we to criticise people’s choices when it comes to child bearing? In the articles, “One and Done” and “Why Women Choose Not to Have Children”, both authors discuss disapproval from society regarding limiting child birth. Lauren Sandler, author of “One and Done,” argues society’s view that children without siblings are troublemakers or damaged. Sophie Gilbert wrote the article, “Why Women Choose Not to Have Children”, and she explains that women shouldn’t be shamed because they don’t want children. Although both authors approach

The author presents concentrated statistical facts from the 2006 U.S census which showed the level of child free individuals was 18.8 percent, double the 1976 U.S census. However, in the past three decades’ women in their low to mid-forties (40-44) that have no children per the 2010 census bureau has doubled to 18.8 percent. Research has also conformed to five categories for different types of childless women they are the following: Hedonist, Emotional, Idealistic, and Practical. She further states that this not just confined to the United States but a global event. For instance, a study of women in Australia showed that 1 out of 5 chose not to have children. The author points out that the child free movement is not solely isolated to women, but men also. For instance, she uses celebrities such as Jay Leno, Dr. Seuss, Steve Martin, and Stockard Channing who all have no children. The author goes on to state that from the research that was conducted that many men feel there is too much to lose being a

After reading the article, I have come to the opinion that childfree people have legit reasons to not conceive or birth children and their reasons are not just completely black & white choices for their decision. In the article “Childfree by Choice” by Kelly J. Welch, goes well in depth in the increasing growth of young people deciding to not have children. The article brings in factual evidence and intriguing viewpoints that percentages of young or childless adults in modern has a high jump compares to it’s past recordings. The evidence in the article shows multiple reasons theses people chosen this option, but brings up three prominent and logical opinions on what lead to them choosing to not have children. I understand and relate to this topic more than anything else, for I am a young adult myself trying to find my place in this world and one of the main things in my head that constantly comes up is the potential to become a parent later on down the future. Also I am witnessing an increase of my former high school peers becoming parents at very young ages, where an average citizen would think these next generation has much more to give than being a parent right now. So with this thought into my brain I taken the three reasons that interest me to why some people don’t want kids, which are timing, career, and personality.

“When will you have a child?” is a question often heard by women nearing a certain age, or upon achieving certain milestones in her life (such as marriage or after her 30th birthday). While it may be true that women are indeed the only ones with the ability to bear children, having a child is portrayed as a woman’s right of passage. Individuals frequently overstep boundaries of privacy and inquire insensitively about a woman’s personal plan for children, and the male glorifying society is to be blamed for this prying and expectation. Due to the fact that motherhood in general is largely linked to women’s subordination to men, voluntary alternate decisions are subject to public criticism for violating the dominant norm. However, what if a woman truly has no desire to become a mother? Is it really something that every woman should aspire to? Why are women who opt not to procreate stigmatized in the first place? Is motherhood really as rewarding as portrayed to be? It is vital to note that is essay is not intended to degrade or discredit motherhood, as it is truly an extremely imperative, praiseworthy role, but, to closely examine

Today over 50% of females have not given birth by the age of 30. Marriage has also became less popular. In 1981 the marriage rate was 7.1 marriages per 1,000 of the population: by 1992 this figure stood at 5.4. Stacey’s (1996) research stated ‘ traditional male jobs became scarce and insecure with the result that it became increasingly difficult for a family to live on just the fathers income. Once it became the norm for females to undertake some form of paid employment they were able to be more creative in their structures and relationships. This leads to diversity in all aspects of the family.’ Also Women are no longer financially dependant on men through job opportunities and support from the welfare state which can result in a growth of lone parent families.

In the article “Egg Head” the author, Kathryn Lopez explicitly argues the hazardous effects of new medical technologies that allow young women to donate their eggs. The egg donation process is a lucrative business that appeals to infertile couples or career women who want to have children later in life. However, Lopez argues that the long-term effects from the medical procedure can be detrimental to a young donor’s health, causing all types of reproductive complications that may result in their death. In this article, Lopez expresses her concerns for and attempts to educate young women, specifically her target audience of young college women. Without a doubt, the egg donation business is lucrative; therefore, young college women are more

The author spends the entirety of the book telling us how the population is in decline and we need to have more children to even out the economic growth rate. However, in chapter seven he undoes all this by talking about how Iranian countries have more children than they do elderly or people of middle age. He explains how this can become a problem when the young adults between the ages of 15 and 30 do not have their way (133). They can become violent. Instead of urging his readers to have children it persuading us but this will be a good thing, it does the opposite. It convinces us that we should continue on our path. That children are not a good thing. That we need to steer clear and not have as many children. What to expect when no one’s expecting has many weak points, but one of the weakest has to be in chapter seven.

For this piece, I chose the form of an opinion article to be presented in newspaper article format. My title “I Hate Children” was created to grab attention. As I demonstrated in my article, the words ‘I hate children” seem to offend quite a number of people and I chose to use that controversial sentence in my title solely for shock value and to draw attention to the article. I wanted my piece to be for a newspaper, instead of a magazine that women would more commonly read, because I felt that I would get a controversial response from men since many don’t consider have children something that a woman wouldn’t want to do. While it is more socially acceptable for men to not want to get married and have kids, women often don’t get this option

With the development of technology, those people who are infertile can choose surrogacy to have their own baby. Most of the countries ban commercial surrogacy, meanwhile a small number of countries such as the United States, India, and Russia allow commercial surrogacy (Winddance, 2015). It is grateful to have a newborn baby, but the commercial surrogacy is distorting the original essence of it. I think the commercial surrogacy is rotting the society and increasing social problems. In order to support my point, I will discuss further with Haimowitz and Sinha’s documentary and Winddance’s book.

Children are considered necessary for the future care and supports for the older ages. Even, all over the world children and family is believed to provide care and support in elderly ages. Many families depend on children for economic survival, especially in old age (Abdallah & Daar, 2001). Childlessness is defined, as a woman having no live birth or no living children at the end of her reproductive life span (WHO,1991). It is a product of the complex interaction of the biological, environmental and culture factor (Unisa, 1999). Childlessness is global health challenge and reflects the demographic and health condition of the country. Further, childlessness has personal, social and/or political significance. It affects women physically, mentally