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Editorial

Highlights

  • The desire to have children is widespread and, for many people, its satisfaction is one of the characteristics of leading a good and fulfilling life

  • Normative aspects and social norms mediate the formation of such a desire and the experience of parenthood

  • Our special issue, titled Normative Discourses and Lived Meanings of Parenting, includes seven papers from scholars working in philosophy, bioethics, social sciences and disabilities studies

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Introduction

The desire to have children is widespread and, for many people, its satisfaction is one of the characteristics of leading a good and fulfilling life. The articles that are part of this special issue of the Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies (DiGeSt) contribute to such a critical reflection. They set out to examine social norms and moral values surrounding the desire to have children and parenting practices and experiences.

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