Irrational non-reproduction? the 'dying nation' and the postsocialist logics of declining motherhood in Poland

Anthropology and Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-169

  Mishtal, Joanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Catholic Church; Fertility decline; Gender inequity; Middle classness; Poland; Postsocialist neoliberalisation; Reproductive decision making

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE FERTILITY; FIELD WORK; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB SECURITY; MOTHER; PARENTHOOD; POLAND; POLITICS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXISM; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIALIZATION;

ANTHROPOLOGY, MEDICAL; CATHOLICISM; CHILD; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; POLAND; POLITICS; PREJUDICE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84865226292     PISSN: 13648470     EISSN: 14692910     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13648470.2012.675048     Document Type: Article

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