Open AccessVoluntarily childless men: socio-cultural reasons why young Poles are not assuming a parental role
Author(s) -
Emilia Garncarek
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
przegląd socjologii jakościowej
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1733-8069
DOI - 10.18778/1733-8069.18.1.06
Subject(s) - childlessness , context (archaeology) , qualitative research , gender studies , focus group , phenomenon , sociology , psychology , social psychology , developmental psychology , demography , population , geography , social science , epistemology , fertility , philosophy , archaeology , anthropology
The author explores the phenomenon of voluntary childlessness in Poland. She presents the results of her own research as part of a broader analysis of the issue of intentional childlessness. The focus of the article is on the reasons why men do not take on a parental role. The first part of the article covers the socio-cultural context of the research into voluntary childlessness, while the second part discusses the results of qualitative research conducted using, among other things, focus group and in-depth interviews with voluntarily childless men. It shows the reasons why men do not assume a parental role and the types of male childlessness by choice.