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Having a Child Meant I Had a Real Life - Coggle Diagram
Having a Child Meant I Had a Real Life
Reproductive Coercion
Reports of using RC were rare among the sample
Some participants reported engaging in multiple RC behaviors
No reports of hiding a partner's birth control or threatening to leave a partner if she did not become pregnant
Most participants only reported seeing this behavior from other men
only 2 partipcants discussed their own behavior
RC as a form of dominance over their partner
power over pregnancy decision marking
RC as a sign of physical attraction
Entrapment
perceived rational for RC behaviors from female partners
Women gaining power over their partners
legal leverage
women do this as a selfish way to meet their emotional needs
childbearing motivations
Legacy and bonding
escaping/correcting the past
Childbearing desires
love and intimacy
Good father (family man)
Childbearing intentions
Resistance to medical intervention (ie: abortion)
Preparation