How is a Man Supposed to be a Man?

Male Childlessness - a Life Course Disrupted
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-80073-187-5
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, Band 48, 396 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 722 g

Reihe: Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives

The global trend of declining fertility rates and an increasingly ageing population has serious implications for individuals and institutions alike. Childless men are mostly excluded from ageing, social science and reproduction scholarship and almost completely absent from most national statistics. This unique book examines the lived experiences of a hidden and disenfranchised population: men who wanted to be fathers. It explores the complex intersections that influence childlessness over the life course.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hadley, Robin A

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations

Foreword

Graham Handley

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1. Contexts of Childlessness

Chapter 2. Ageing and Male Involuntary Childlessness

Chapter 3. Methodology, Method and Analysis

Chapter 4. Pathways to Involuntary Childlessness

Chapter 5. Negotiating Fatherhood

Chapter 6. Relationships and Social Networks

Chapter 7. Ageing Without Children

Conclusion

Epilogue

Appendix 1: Pen Portraits, in Interview Order, and Interviewer Reflections

Appendix 2: Interview Schedule - First Interview Guide

Appendix 3: Interview Schedule - Second Interview Guide

Glossary

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Hadley, Robin A
Robin A Hadley is an independent research consultant who has conducted research with the Open University and Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) where he is an associate lecturer.