{"product_id":"no-kidding-the-childfree-choice-defended-paperback","title":"No Kidding: The Childfree Choice Defended - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMandy Gopal Karpagam\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurely, it takes a special courage for one to dare to be \"different\".\u003cbr\u003e The childfree are considered as a square peg in a round hole, in a child-centric world.\u003cbr\u003e Any form of \"deviance\" is socially constructed; there is no such thing as a taboo in all of natural history- it is people and civilization that label it as a form of \"deviance\" or social \"taboo\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Consequently, the \"deviant\" label becomes attached to an individual or a collective group whose beliefs, values and mores appear \"different\" from what the \"mainstream\" society practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Given the \"herd\" mentality of the majority of the masses, this \"deviant\" label becomes \"sticky\" and pretty much indelible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e However, we have to remember the natural laws of evolution: only the fittest survive in this harsh and cruel world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e No evolutionary scientist ever asserted that only the kind and benevolent survive in the cold world of evolutionary development and progress.\u003cbr\u003e That is not to advocate a callous or malevolent intent or worldview in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Put simply, self-preservation is key. Altruism is of secondary importance when it comes to one's survival instincts\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 84\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49185792426136,"sku":"9781948032179","price":31.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/ZWY1eU84RVlNNThYR2VHMGM0R2ZpZz09.webp?v=1780340167","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/no-kidding-the-childfree-choice-defended-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}