How Views on Family Diversity May Impact Whether Someone HKidsThis is the seventh and final week I will be writing a blog post about why people may choose to have children, and it has definitely been…Jul 2, 2021Jul 2, 2021
Living Childfree: A Matter of CostOver the past five weeks, I’ve gone over why people may choose to have children or how specific factors may impact their decision on…Jun 26, 2021Jun 26, 2021
What Having Children May Symbolize for Gay Parents, Especially When Their Parenthood is Contested…Recently, there has been a lot of discourse surrounding the U.S. Supreme Court case where a Roman Catholic charity sued the state of…Jun 19, 2021Jun 19, 2021
Gendered Socialization and ParenthoodEvery family holiday for as long as I can remember was catered by the women in the family. There was always a very clear gendered division…Jun 12, 2021Jun 12, 2021
The Myth of the Welfare Queen and What May Keep Lower Class People from Becoming ParentsA single woman who lives with her children is especially likely to fall into poverty—or be unable to rise out of it. (Cohen, 2020, p. 136)Jun 5, 2021Jun 5, 2021
Parenthood and the Expectation of HappinessAs people have gained more agency in whom they choose to marry, there has also been a cultural shift from seeing marriage as a means of…May 29, 2021May 29, 2021
What does it mean to be a parent? At least, from a symbolic interactionist perspective.As people reach adulthood and potentially get a romantic partner, the question of whether people want children gets brought up more…May 22, 2021May 22, 2021
