TY - JOUR
T1 - Representations of voluntary childlessness in the UK Press, 1990-2008
AU - Giles, David
AU - Shaw, Rachel L.
AU - Morgan, William
PY - 2009/11
Y1 - 2009/11
N2 - Representations of voluntary childlessness — the declaration by an individual that he or she does not wish to bear or raise children — were studied in 116 articles published in British national newspapers in the period 1990—2008. Media framing analysis was used to examine broad patterns of framing of the topic, identifying four frames: voluntary childlessness as an individual rights issue, as a form of resistance, as a social trend, and as a personal decision. These frames, it is argued, may act as potential ‘scripts’ for newspaper readers who are debating the decision to start a family.
AB - Representations of voluntary childlessness — the declaration by an individual that he or she does not wish to bear or raise children — were studied in 116 articles published in British national newspapers in the period 1990—2008. Media framing analysis was used to examine broad patterns of framing of the topic, identifying four frames: voluntary childlessness as an individual rights issue, as a form of resistance, as a social trend, and as a personal decision. These frames, it is argued, may act as potential ‘scripts’ for newspaper readers who are debating the decision to start a family.
KW - framing
KW - lifestyles
KW - media representations
KW - parenting
KW - reproduction
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70449394830&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1359105309346341
DO - 10.1177/1359105309346341
M3 - Article
SN - 1359-1053
VL - 14
SP - 1218
EP - 1228
JO - Journal of Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Health Psychology
IS - 8
ER -