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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... blood pressure go up . Some comment that their blood pressure is lower when they are examined in the surgery of a general practitioner whom they know well , and may be lower still when the midwife visits the home and checks blood ...
... blood pressure go up . Some comment that their blood pressure is lower when they are examined in the surgery of a general practitioner whom they know well , and may be lower still when the midwife visits the home and checks blood ...
Page 104
... blood ' or for high blood pressure , ' fever grass ' for headaches and mixed with rum for vomiting , cape gooseberry , sometimes called ' wild tomato ' , to prevent miscarriage , ' granny humpback ' or ruthupstick for indigestion ...
... blood ' or for high blood pressure , ' fever grass ' for headaches and mixed with rum for vomiting , cape gooseberry , sometimes called ' wild tomato ' , to prevent miscarriage , ' granny humpback ' or ruthupstick for indigestion ...
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... blood , she shall be in her impurity seven days'.12 If a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness , and he shall uncover her nakedness - he hath made naked her foun- dation , she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood - both of ...
... blood , she shall be in her impurity seven days'.12 If a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness , and he shall uncover her nakedness - he hath made naked her foun- dation , she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood - both of ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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