In 2013. 6 October. 11:07
Most voluntary childlessness opposed to Eastern European countries, at least - the Scandinavian countries, says sociologist Živilė Leonaviciute. According to her, women are deciding not to have children down are often referred to as egoistėmis, savanaudėmis, karjeristėmis, saying it - insane.
Philosopher CALLAGHAN surprised that kids do not want to have a pair to give an explanation to the public, and families with children are not asked why they chose to be parents. "The individual does not belong to the people, or the family, to society, and the state does not fulfill other people's" good life "visions" - believe it.
Hear the word "mother" - the dream of many women, at least as part of the public down believes. And no wonder, since ancient times, motherhood seemed an integral part of the Maternal and inability to have children down is associated with an unfulfilled life and not full-fledged woman. When women bare, because the family does not have health problems and everyone understands, but the choice not to have children at all the traditional conditions pose a multitude of different reactions, including, of course, negative.
Online down you can find the specific sites where children do not have people to share what survived by saying that the current way of life to their full satisfaction. Pasakiusios that is happy and without children, heard the idea that absolutely all women want to have children, or that motherhood is their purpose. Atkirtusios that is valuable not only for procreative function receives arguments about a lonely old age, although children in foster homes sausakimši užauginusių elderly parents.
No matter how the conversation would end, these women often feel that their choice, or simply not believed he is not respected, as to imply that they do not realize what you lose or hide that fact can not have children. Still others feel that these women - easy life aspiring selfish, materialistic, careerist. Of course, part of the public understands the choice of voluntary childlessness, and do not condemn these women.
So what are these women and how they are motivated by their own choice? Can it really be called voluntary, and what consequences we may see if negimdančių women will continue to grow? Sociologist Živilė Leonaviciute set out to investigate how these women explained down their decision negimdyti children. Strictly selected by six informants, she performed a qualitative study, which was later judged down to be the best in 2012. Master's thesis down in the field of sociology.
Voluntary childlessness Z. Leonaviciute time only in the case of women, irrespective down of any circumstances, do not want to give birth to children. This is nothing, even peer pressure to give birth, they would not change the decision. The trend that more and more women remain nulliparous observed in the 8th decade.
"Voluntary childlessness trying to explain the socio-cultural theory focuses on securities and changes down in gender down roles, women's education and participation in the labor market, increased maternity costs. It also highlights the birth rate and the aging of voluntary childlessness connections. On the other hand, it is noted that people do not want to have a child was at all times "- English sociologist.
Ž. Leonaviciute says that all the women interviewed associated the feeling that they just do not want children. The so-called maternal instinct and then neprabyla susidėlioja other priorities. According to sociologists, the priorities of people who do not wish to have children, tend to be independence, self-expression, career, personal relationships, and the reluctance of victims to do to be raising children.
Surveys Lithuania and abroad also shows that many chose to live without children, women have to face public pressure. According to her, the women called egoistėmis, savanaudėmis, karjeristėmis, they say that it is insane.
"This is also a kind of disbelief, stigma, since it is believed that if a woman or a deliberate lack of mature, so if you think. That the desire to fake, and that the child will still be. Of course, there is pressure to have children, "- emphasizes the sociologist.
However, voluntary childlessness regarded ambiguously and occur in people who are aware of such a choice. Ž. Leonaviciute says that some people are aware that it is not generally suitable for everyone to be a father or mother, and then the whole is better not to have children than to harm their well-being. Then there will be less causal children, she says.
"For example, the decision not to have children, about 85 percent opposed. The population of Ukraine, Sweden and the choice of a negative view of only about 5 per cent. people. It is noted that this phenomenon does not endorse most of Eastern Europe, down and the lowest - in the Nordic countries ", - she said.
Philosopher, "New Left 95" movement Lithuania participant N. Vasiliauskaitė surprised that a couple of kids do not want to have to explain himself to the public, and families with children down are not asked why they chose to be parents, and consider themselves, they always answer to this question.
"I'm not saying that everyone who has a child in such decision
