Childbearing and the changing nature of parenthood : the contexts, actors, and experiences of having children / edited by Rosalina Pisco Costa (Universidade de Évora, Portugal), and Sampson Lee Blair (The State University of New York, USA).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pisco Costa, Rosalina, editor.

Blair, Sampson Lee, editor.

Series:

Contemporary perspectives on family research ; 1530-3535 v. 14.

Contemporary perspectives in family research, 1530-3535 ; volume 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Childbirth.

Parenting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

Around the globe, the very conceptualization of family is associated with the relationship between a parent and a child. The birth of a child represents both the end of one experience, and the beginning of another. Entry into parenthood represents a fundamental shift in family structure and family dynamics, wherein the child brings new responsibilities within the family and upon the larger society, particularly in regards to population issues.In order to better understand the transitions into parenthood, this multidisciplinary volume of CPFR will address such topics as: employment and fertility, childbearing desires versus childbearing outcomes, the social media construction of parenthood, gender differences in childrearing, parental discipline and child outcomes, among others. This volume will contain research on parenthood and parenting from around the world, and is intended to provide a more global perspective of these issues. Given that these topics range across various disciplines, a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches are utilized in the research herein.

Contents:

Intro

Childbearing and the Changing Nature of ParentHOOD: The Contexts, Actors, and Experiences of Having Children

Editorial Board

EDITORIAL BOARD

Contents

About the Contributors

Foreword

Chapter 01: Putting Gender on Ice: Preserving Motherhood in Media Coverage of Elective Egg and Sperm Freezing

Introduction

Theorizing Risk and Reproductive Technologies

Methods

Analysis

Single and Aging

Women Working

Men Taking Risks

Discussion: Motherhood at Risk

Conclusion

References

Chapter 02: Becoming Mum: Exploring the Emergence and Formulation of a Mother's Identity During the Transition into Motherhood

Assemblage and the Concept of the Mothering Identity

Literature Review

Attaining the Mother Identity

The Emotional Crisis of Motherhood

Data and Methods

Findings

Emotional Turmoil

Reconstructing Relationships

Getting Comfortable with the Baby

Rediscovering the Self

Constructing the Mother as an Assemblage

Chapter 03: Contextual Influences on Contraception Use Among Poor Women in Pakistan

Husband's Desire for Children

Family Planning Worker

Technological Factors

Geographical Factors

Confounding Variables

Socioeconomic Status

Age

Theoretical Framework

Method

Sample and Procedure

Measures

Use of Contraception

Visits of Family Planning Worker

Media Message

Provincial Level

Wealth Status

Age of Women

Results

Discussion

Implications

Limitations

Chapter 04: Doing Becoming a Mother: The Gendering of Parenthood in Birth-Preparation Classes in Germany

Data and Method

(Re)Gendering in Birth-preparation Classes

M/Othering in Birth-preparation Classes.

The Assignment of Gendered Responsibilities in Birth-preparation Classes

Legitimation of Gendered Attributions in Birth-preparation Classes

APPENDIX

Chapter 05: Midwives in Ontario Hospitals: The Mainstreaming of "Alternative" Childbearing

Ontario Midwifery Legislation

What Do Midwives Do?

Negotiating Power/Knowledge

Constructing Pregnancy

The Role of Contemporary Midwifery

Methodological Notes

Description of Participants

Midwives' Roles in Childbearing and the Transition to Parenthood

Then and Now: The Ethos of Midwifery

Then and Now: Interdisciplinary Relationships

Resources, Intervention, and Hierarchy

Re-Defining "Alternative"

Concluding Remarks

Secondary Sources

Chapter 06: The Medicalization of Pregnancy and Childbirth in Contemporary Turkey: The Effect of Risk Discourses for Turkish Women's Experiences

Social Context in Which Pregnancy and Childbirth Take Place

Risk Society

Reflexivity

Surveillance

Medicalization of Pregnancy and Childbirth in Turkey

The Study

Mothers' Perspectives

Decision to be A Mother

Pregnancy

Childbirth

Chapter 07: Going it Alone: A Multigenerational Investigation of Women's Perceptions of Single Mothers by Choice Versus Circumstance

Perceptions of Single Mothers

Single Mothers by Choice

Generational Differences

Hypotheses

Attitudes toward Single Mothers

Willingness to Become a Single Mother by Choice

Qualitative Hypotheses

Participants

Materials

Demographic Information

Maternal Profiles

Willingness to Become a Single Mother

Design and Procedure

Quantitative Results for Attitudes toward Single Mothers.

Univariate Analysis of Variance

Regression Analysis

Quantitative Results for Willingness to Become a Single Mother by Choice

Univariate Analysis of Variance

Qualitative Results of Fictitious Vignettes

Financial Challenges of Single Motherhood

Emotional Challenges of the Child

Advantages

Qualitative Results for Willingness to Become a Single Mother by Choice

Qualitative Responses

Conclusions and Future Research

Chapter 08: Building a Family within a Non-Heterosexual Couple: Struggles, Fears, Representations and Practices

Theoretical Framework and Methodological Options

Results and Discussion

Cases Presentation

Same-sex Marriage

The Problematic "Coming Out"

"I'm Bisexual": A Way of Free Expression or a Defensive Identity Strategy?

Becoming a Mother and Becoming a Father

The Less Autonomy of Gay Men

Ideology of Motherhood and Gay Fatherhood

Parenting Projects and the Access Route to Parenthood

Equally Ideals and Power Imbalances In Conjugal Life

Bibliography

Chapter 9: A Qualitative Inquiry: Reflections on Pregnancy, Birth, and Transition to Parenthood Experiences of African-American Couples with a Toddler Son

Factors that Affect Parenting Styles

Understanding the Prenatal Parenting Experience through Non-Traditional Studies

Parenting Stressors and Styles

Mothers Working More Hours

Dual Income Families

Low Income and Parent Stress

African-American Parents and Children in the Twenty-first Century

African-American Pregnancy Confirmation Experience

Data Analysis

Time of Labor and Delivery

Post-pregnancy.

Becoming a Parent

Limitations and Future Research

INDEX.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-83867-068-8

1-83867-066-1

OCLC:

1127943193