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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... Barbara Thompson , ' Infant feeding and Child Care in a West African Village ' , J. of Tropical Pediatrics , Vol . 13 , 3 , 1967 . mother about what she must and must not do , 72 WOMEN AS MOTHERS.
... Barbara Thompson , ' Infant feeding and Child Care in a West African Village ' , J. of Tropical Pediatrics , Vol . 13 , 3 , 1967 . mother about what she must and must not do , 72 WOMEN AS MOTHERS.
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... Barbara Thompson , op . cit . world . So it is often held in reverence , 94 WOMEN AS MOTHERS.
... Barbara Thompson , op . cit . world . So it is often held in reverence , 94 WOMEN AS MOTHERS.
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... Barbara Thompson , op . cit . 13 Jean Donnison , Midwives and Medical Men , Heinemann , 1977 . 14 For a fascinating account of the history of midwifery read Jean Donnison , op . cit . wives were pregnant sought to show that they could ...
... Barbara Thompson , op . cit . 13 Jean Donnison , Midwives and Medical Men , Heinemann , 1977 . 14 For a fascinating account of the history of midwifery read Jean Donnison , op . cit . wives were pregnant sought to show that they could ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
Copyright | |
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