Oh No, We Forgot to Have Children!: How Declining Birth Rates are Reshaping Our Society by Deirdre Macken
Explores the political and personal implications of the fertility debate and ponders the question, where have all the children gone?
Oh No, We Forgot to Have Children!
Summary
Explores the political and personal implications of the fertility debate? This work is an exploration of what can and must be done - in the workplace, in the home and by governments - and how women and men need to view their options so that we can start to redress the demographic balance and balance in our lives.
Oh No, We Forgot to Have Children! Summary
About Deirdre Macken
Deirdre Macken is a mother of three teenage children, a journalist, columnist and author. And that is probably the first time she has put her life roles in that particular order. She is currently a columnist and senior writer on The Australian Financial Review. Between 1987 and 1999, she was a senior writer on The Sydney Morning Herald and its colour magazine, Good Weekend. From 1979 to 1987, she worked with The Age, primarily as its Sydney correspondent. She spent 1975 to 1979 writing on business and marketing for The Australian and briefly made an appearance at Sydney University s Faculty of Arts. She has written one novel, Smoke, and has attempted playwriting.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments..Introduction..1 The future is the past..2 The bionic woman..3 Ideology's orphan..4 Capitalism's child..5 Home alone..6 Carefree singles and careless parents..7 Children: All work, no play..8 Myths, lies and masks..9 No dogs, no children..10 The lie of the land..11 Knitting bootees for the country..Notes
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GOR013376995
9781741144772
1741144779
Oh No, We Forgot to Have Children!: How Declining Birth Rates are Reshaping Our Society by Deirdre Macken
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Allen & Unwin
20050301
232
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