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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... birth is made a matter of great drama , in others it is thought of as an ordinary and everyday process . We must not imagine that childbirth is always easy in less advanced societies , or that women necessarily give birth without pain ...
... birth is made a matter of great drama , in others it is thought of as an ordinary and everyday process . We must not imagine that childbirth is always easy in less advanced societies , or that women necessarily give birth without pain ...
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... birth may proceed . The psychological impact of getting rid of guilt may ... give the pain to an animal or someone else who lacks moral fibre . ( A lazy ... birth attendants placed the labouring woman under divine protection : May this ...
... birth may proceed . The psychological impact of getting rid of guilt may ... give the pain to an animal or someone else who lacks moral fibre . ( A lazy ... birth attendants placed the labouring woman under divine protection : May this ...
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... gives her fresh strength . All the same , it is important to realize that in peasant societies , as in our own , many customs associated with birth are based on empirical reasoning . In any peasant society where older women deliver ...
... gives her fresh strength . All the same , it is important to realize that in peasant societies , as in our own , many customs associated with birth are based on empirical reasoning . In any peasant society where older women deliver ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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