Womanhood without motherhood : a critical discursive analysis of how older, childfree women navigate stigma through talk : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University of New Zealand

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Womanhood without motherhood : a critical discursive analysis of how older, childfree women navigate stigma through talk : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University of New Zealand

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Voluntary childlessness is relatively common in Westernised contexts but remains stigmatised, especially for women, owing to dominant gendered discourses shaping reproductive norms. In Aotearoa, New Zealand research on voluntary childlessness is scarce, with only several published studies. Globally, research tends to reinforce dominant constructions of voluntary childlessness as abnormal and deviant by focusing on explaining voluntary childlessness (who makes the decision not to parent and wh...

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Thesis

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Masters

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2024

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Wootton, Jacqueline Ann

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https://hdl.handle.net/10179/70024

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440509 Women's studies (incl. girls' studies)

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