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Older people without children Dr Jill Reynolds, The Open University

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1 Older people without children Dr Jill Reynolds, The Open University
There is a shortage of qualitative longitudinal data on the experience in ageing of people without children and detailed quantitative data are only available for women: this chart shows an increase in childlessness among those born after World War II. Some areas to explore How do childless older people make sense of their lives? What markers of time are used? Are patterns of sense-making gendered? How are agency and choice worked with? What expectations or plans do they express about personal care? Differences or similarities in the talk on care needs of childless and the talk of those who have children? Annual routines used to maintain contact? Sense of legacy? Likely percentage of women who remain childless lifelong in England and Wales by year of birth Photographer: Andy Hendry Visit the CABS blog:


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