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Preface. 1. Childless in the 1990s: The "Other" Woman and Why Now? 2. The Traditional Woman: Child-less. 3. The Transitional Woman: Child-free and Child-less. 4. The Transformative Woman: Child-free. 5. The Development of Female Identity: Facts or Fictions? 6. Weaving an Alternative Understanding. 7. The Gendered View of Identity: Limitations and Possibilities. 8. Women but Not Mothers. Appendix: Research Data Chapter Notes. Index.