This book examines the general attitudes of childless women to assisted reproduction technologies as well as the norms and beliefs concerning partnership, age and burdens related to assisted reproduction technologies based on four focus group discussions and 32 semi-structured, in-depth interviews. The results show that there is an overall positive attitude to assisted reproduction, but that does not necessarily mean that someone would use assisted reproduction if they needed it and considerable differences in views across age groups can be found.

Childless women in Hungary and ART

Autorentext

Ivett Szalma, PhD is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences and an Associate Professor at the Corvinus University of Budapest (Hungary). She is the Head of the Family Sociology Section of the Hungarian Sociological Association. Her research topics include attitudes towards assisted reproduction technology, childlessness, non-resident fatherhood, post-separation fertility, measurement of homophobia and adoption by same-sex couples.

Inhalt
Introduction.- Contextual Background: The Pronatalist Approach.- Methodology and Data.- General Attitudes Towards ART.- Conditions for ART Participation: Heterosexual Partnership a Must.- Age-Related Dilemmas.- Physical and Mental Burdens of ART Participation.- Conclusions.