Women as MothersA leading social anthropologist examines what being a mother means to a woman as a person , using examples from societies all over the world, and concludes that a great deal of what we call “maternal instinct” is culturally imposed and that there is no “right” or “wrong” way of mothering. -- Publisher description. |
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... Africa one of twins traditionally has always been killed . The great migrations that have occurred throughout African history and prehistory necessitated some method of controlling births , since it was difficult to take pregnant women ...
... Africa one of twins traditionally has always been killed . The great migrations that have occurred throughout African history and prehistory necessitated some method of controlling births , since it was difficult to take pregnant women ...
Page 109
... African patients . The delivery ward was full of groaning , writhing women - the majority of them labouring alone . Oxytocin drips and pumps were in widespread use . This was the meeting place of the old Africa and the new technology of ...
... African patients . The delivery ward was full of groaning , writhing women - the majority of them labouring alone . Oxytocin drips and pumps were in widespread use . This was the meeting place of the old Africa and the new technology of ...
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... Africa , Black and Coloured women have no choice about maternity care , and even white women have little choice . All mothers , white as well as black , are effectively denied the opportunity to decide how they want to have their babies ...
... Africa , Black and Coloured women have no choice about maternity care , and even white women have little choice . All mothers , white as well as black , are effectively denied the opportunity to decide how they want to have their babies ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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