The insignificance of the 6th 'C' in adulthood: insights into the voluntarily childfree lifestyle from a Singaporean male perspective

In Singapore, declining birth rates are challenging dominant pronatalist discourses. Diverging life trajectories and changing concepts of family have led to more people remaining childfree, however, literature documenting this childfree phenomenon from a male perspective remains scarce. This paper e...

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Main Authors: Ng, Wan Ting, Poh, Huan Rong
Other Authors: Patrick Williams
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1685582023-06-25T15:31:41Z The insignificance of the 6th 'C' in adulthood: insights into the voluntarily childfree lifestyle from a Singaporean male perspective Ng, Wan Ting Poh, Huan Rong Patrick Williams School of Social Sciences patrick.williams@ntu.edu.sg Social sciences::Sociology In Singapore, declining birth rates are challenging dominant pronatalist discourses. Diverging life trajectories and changing concepts of family have led to more people remaining childfree, however, literature documenting this childfree phenomenon from a male perspective remains scarce. This paper examines the narratives of heterosexual married Singaporean men in monogamous relationships who choose to not have children, with a focus on their reasoning and decision-making process. Ten participants, recruited through purposive and snowball sampling, participated in semi-structured, in-depth interviews. Contextual factors such as childbearing age, personal values and beliefs and lack of motivations were found to shape childbearing intentions. Social expectations and level of acceptance related to childbearing also differed based on the social groups participants interacted with while the gendered roles of parenthood affected the experiences of participants. This paper contributes to existing literature revolving around childfree men by providing insights into their decision making process and narratives. Bachelor of Social Sciences in Sociology 2023-06-20T05:34:45Z 2023-06-20T05:34:45Z 2023 Final Year Project (FYP) Ng, W. T. & Poh, H. R. (2023). The insignificance of the 6th 'C' in adulthood: insights into the voluntarily childfree lifestyle from a Singaporean male perspective. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168558 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168558 en SSS/SOC/2022/S1/042 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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The insignificance of the 6th 'C' in adulthood: insights into the voluntarily childfree lifestyle from a Singaporean male perspective
description In Singapore, declining birth rates are challenging dominant pronatalist discourses. Diverging life trajectories and changing concepts of family have led to more people remaining childfree, however, literature documenting this childfree phenomenon from a male perspective remains scarce. This paper examines the narratives of heterosexual married Singaporean men in monogamous relationships who choose to not have children, with a focus on their reasoning and decision-making process. Ten participants, recruited through purposive and snowball sampling, participated in semi-structured, in-depth interviews. Contextual factors such as childbearing age, personal values and beliefs and lack of motivations were found to shape childbearing intentions. Social expectations and level of acceptance related to childbearing also differed based on the social groups participants interacted with while the gendered roles of parenthood affected the experiences of participants. This paper contributes to existing literature revolving around childfree men by providing insights into their decision making process and narratives.
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author Ng, Wan Ting
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title The insignificance of the 6th 'C' in adulthood: insights into the voluntarily childfree lifestyle from a Singaporean male perspective
title_short The insignificance of the 6th 'C' in adulthood: insights into the voluntarily childfree lifestyle from a Singaporean male perspective
title_full The insignificance of the 6th 'C' in adulthood: insights into the voluntarily childfree lifestyle from a Singaporean male perspective
title_fullStr The insignificance of the 6th 'C' in adulthood: insights into the voluntarily childfree lifestyle from a Singaporean male perspective
title_full_unstemmed The insignificance of the 6th 'C' in adulthood: insights into the voluntarily childfree lifestyle from a Singaporean male perspective
title_sort insignificance of the 6th 'c' in adulthood: insights into the voluntarily childfree lifestyle from a singaporean male perspective
publisher Nanyang Technological University
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url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168558
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