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Ciabattari's Three Categories To Childlessness?

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Ciabattari (2016) proposes three categories to childlessness, which is voluntarily, involuntarily and temporarily. Voluntary childless is defined as someone who decides not to have children. Involuntary childless are individuals who want to have a child, but can’t due to infertility or other health related problems. Temporarily childless are the individuals that presently don’t want children, but may want to in the near or distant future. Women who decide to not have children have other motivations such as their career. In addition, men who are child-free generally are concerned about the financial downside effect of having kids; man’s fear of taking care of children financially. In addition, couples that decide not to have children may not
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