ERIC Number: EJ1357572
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
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Normative Expectations on Childbearing: A Study of Reproductive Justice
Furio, Frances; Yuen, Francis
Early Child Development and Care, v192 n9 p1506-1520 2022
This study aims to bring reproductive justice issues to a more in-depth discussion within the field of social work and to explore social work students' understandings and perspectives on these important issues. An extensive qualitative analysis of 90 academic, published, peer-reviewed articles on the topic of reproductive justice was completed. The 20 major findings and emergent themes were identified using the conventional content analysis approach and formatted in order to be used as the foundation for developing the survey questionnaire. This questionnaire was then utilized to explore 123 university students' perspectives on normative expectations regarding childbearing and reproduction. Findings indicated that those across the gender spectrum had similar levels of awareness of these expectations, demonstrating that personal experiences are not necessarily a prerequisite for awareness. Other identity markers like age, socioeconomic status, and parenting status did have some impact. Therefore, positionality and intersectionality do appear to play a role.
Descriptors: College Students, Birth, Social Justice, Student Attitudes, Expectation, Civil Rights, Pregnancy, Health, Undergraduate Students, Social Work, Professional Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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