Amy Blackstone, a sociologist at the University of Maine, spoke with The Guardian for an article reporting that 47% of adults under 50 in the U.S. are unlikely to have kids. Blackstone said that accepting the choice to remain childfree helps challenge negative stereotypes and recognize the challenges of parenthood.
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University of Maine professor of sociology Amy Blackstone was interviewed by Women’s Health Magazine on the social constructs of motherhood and the generational movement of women choosing to remain childfree. “We tend to think of motherhood as a natural part of being a woman,” said Blackstone. “Gen Z has insisted on disentangling the connection openly […]
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University of Maine professor of sociology Amy Blackstone was interviewed by TechnoBlender.com for an addition to a Los Angeles Times article on the economic feasibility of having children in the modern age. Referencing a book she wrote, “Childfree by Choice,” Blackstone said the movement gained momentum in the 1970s with the social and health movements […]
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Karyn Sporer, associate professor of sociology at the University of Maine, spoke to News Center Maine about neo-Nazi protests in Augusta. Sporer said that media coverage on hate groups needs to continue because their threats need to be taken seriously. “I don’t think [the protest] was unusual, we have these organizations mobilizing and this is […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Karyn Sporer, associate professor of sociology at the University of Maine, for an article about law enforcement in Maine shifting their resources in response to rising drug arrests and overdoses. “The reality is that the opioid epidemic in Maine touches every single person here. While it may not be a […]
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Amy Blackstone, professor of sociology at the University of Maine, spoke to WGME-TV (Channel 13 in Portland) about the choice some Maine couples are making to be child-free by choice. Blackstone published a book in 2019 called “Child Free by Choice,” sharing some of her story, her research, myths and history about not having children. […]
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Caring for a child with a serious mental illness, one which substantially impairs or limits a person’s major life activity, can lead to a range of emotions for parents and caregivers, from anxiety and shame to guilt and grief. The stress of the task is compounded if there is also a threat of violence from […]
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Brian Pitman, professor of sociology at UMaine, wrote a column for centralmaine.com which critically analyzes “The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.” Pitman examines key parts of the bill and their connections to a history of racism. He is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the […]
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Lynn Dwelley from Lincoln, Maine is a double major in psychology with a concentration in abnormal/social psychology, and in sociology, and a minor in mental health and rehabilitation. Dwelley has received the Maine Top Scholar award and is a James S. Stevens Outstanding Junior. Last year, Dwelley was a research assistant in the Peer Relations […]
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Amy Blackstone, professor in sociology at the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine and author of Childfree by Choice, was interviewed by Refinery29 in an article about doctors refusing to provide women with endometriosis proper treatment if it might compromise their fertility. “What’s shocking to me about this is how many […]
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