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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Page 68
... body is perceived as a vessel , the exits and entrances of which must normally be kept closed , and which must not be contaminated . All body products , matter issuing from the interior of the body , whether it be blood , pus , saliva ...
... body is perceived as a vessel , the exits and entrances of which must normally be kept closed , and which must not be contaminated . All body products , matter issuing from the interior of the body , whether it be blood , pus , saliva ...
Page 84
... body , the way in which we use our bodies is inti- mately bound up with ideas about their location , worth , and how they work . These ideas for the most part consist of fantasies about the body's inner geography - the position , size ...
... body , the way in which we use our bodies is inti- mately bound up with ideas about their location , worth , and how they work . These ideas for the most part consist of fantasies about the body's inner geography - the position , size ...
Page 88
... body he and his assistants had to go ' in single file ' , on coming out they can travel ' four abreast ' . The cervix ( the mouth of the uterus ) is dilating as it should . Through the psychodrama of myth the shaman gives to the ...
... body he and his assistants had to go ' in single file ' , on coming out they can travel ' four abreast ' . The cervix ( the mouth of the uterus ) is dilating as it should . Through the psychodrama of myth the shaman gives to the ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
Copyright | |
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