Stigma Management among the Voluntarily Childless

By Kristin Park. 2002

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Subfields: Demography, Safety Research, Sociology and Political Science

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Employee adjustment and well-being in the era of COVID-19: Implications for human resource management (2020, background): “…such as social psychology and gender studies, for example, suggests that, childless and single employees may face their own unique set of stigmas (Park, 2002; Remennick, 2000; Byrne & Carr, 2005), potentially contributing to harmful health- and well-being-related consequences (Ashburn-Nardo,…”
Childlessness and Psychological Well-Being in Midlife and Old Age: An Examination of Parental Status Effects Across a Range of Outcomes (2009, background): “Although the social stigma of childlessness has softened, it still persists (cf. Connidis, 2001; Park, 2002), and attitudes towards non-normative life paths would lead us to predict that childless individuals receive less social support and fewer rewards than parents.”
The Role of Generativity in Psychological Well-Being: Does it Differ for Childless Adults and Parents? (2008, unknown): “Still, recent research on perceptions of adult development, based on parental status, reveals that childless adults are widely regarded as lonelier, less happy and welladjusted, and more likely to suffer from psychological disorders than parents (LaMastro 2001; Park 2002).”
The Stigma Complex (2015, methodology): “…et al. 2009), coupon using (Argo & Main 2008); family and relationship issues, e.g., singlehood (Byrne & Carr 2005), voluntary childlessness (Park 2002), infertility (Donkor & Sandall 2007), abortion (Kumar et al. 2009), family leave (Rudman & Mescher 2013), sexual orientation (Herek 2004);…”
Attitudes About Childlessness in the United States (2007, background): “Although lifestyles without children are becoming more visible and openly discussed (e.g., Cain, 2002; Dell & Erem, 2003; Shawne, 2005), childless individuals continue to report being stigmatized (Kopper & Smith, 2001; Mueller & Yoder, 1997; Park, 2002 ).”
Parenthood and Happiness: a Review of Folk Theories Versus Empirical Evidence (2011, unknown): “Furthermore, experiencing informal sanctioning and a failure in living up to normative expectations may reduce well-being (Markowitz 1998), and, although the social stigma of childlessness has softened, it still persists (Connidis 2001; Park 2002).”
Stigmatization of Sex Offenders (2012, background): “…2009; Scheff 1966), physically disabled and=or scarred persons (Knudson-Cooper 1981; Taub et al. 2004), teenage mothers (Yardley 2008), the voluntarily childless (Park 2002), gay men (at least in some ethnic cultures) (Poon and Ho 2008), and even persons with red hair (Heckert and Best 1997).”