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" Oh no, we forgot to have children! : "
Deirdre Macken.
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BL
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1024980
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b779350
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| Main Entry
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Macken, Deirdre.
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Oh no, we forgot to have children! : : how declining birth rates are reshaping our society /\ Deirdre Macken.
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Crows Nest, NSW, Australia :: Allen & Unwin,, 2005.
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viii, 224 pages ;; 21 cm
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1741144779
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: 9781741144772
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-217) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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Explores the political and personal implications of the fertility debate and the rapid greying of the globe, pondering the question - where have all the children gone? Explores what governments should be doing, what needs to be done in the workplace, what men can do, and how women should view their options.
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Childbirth-- Social aspects-- Australia.
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Childlessness-- Social aspects-- Australia.
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Fertility, Human-- Australia.
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Childbirth-- Social aspects.
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Childlessness-- Social aspects.
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Fertility, Human.
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Population.
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Australia, Population.
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Australia.
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304.6320994
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HB1085.M23 2005
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