{"product_id":"what-are-children-for-on-ambivalence-and-choice","title":"What Are Children For?: On Ambivalence and Choice","description":"A modern argument, grounded in philosophy and cultural criticism, about childbearing ambivalence and how to overcome it\n\nBecoming a parent, once the expected outcome of adulthood, is increasingly viewed as a potential threat to the most basic goals and aspirations of modern life. We seek self-fulfillment; we want to liberate women to find meaning and self-worth outside the home; and we wish to protect the planet from the ravages of climate change. Weighing the pros and cons of having children, Millennials and Zoomers are finding it increasingly difficult to judge in its favor.\n\nWith lucid argument and passionate prose, Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman offer the guidance necessary to move beyond uncertainty. The decision whether or not to have children, they argue, is not just a women’s issue but a basic human one. And at a time when climate change worries threaten the very legitimacy of human reproduction, Berg and Wiseman conclude that neither our personal nor collective failures ought to prevent us from embracing the fundamental goodness of human life―not only in the present but, in choosing to have children, in the future.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1250276136\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1250276136.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Berg, Anastasia|Wiseman, Rachel\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41905030266938,"sku":"DBV.1250276136.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1250276136-0.jpg?v=1794107159","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/what-are-children-for-on-ambivalence-and-choice","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}