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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... Childbirth , Giving Birth - The Parents ' Emotions in Childbirth , Education and Counseling for Childbirth , and , in conjunction with John Davis , editor of The Place of Birth . She is a member of both the Panel of Advisers to the ...
... Childbirth , Giving Birth - The Parents ' Emotions in Childbirth , Education and Counseling for Childbirth , and , in conjunction with John Davis , editor of The Place of Birth . She is a member of both the Panel of Advisers to the ...
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... childbirth is con- ducted at different socioeconomic or caste levels can also tell us a good deal about the relative status of everyone concerned . Part of what happens in childbirth is purely instinctive and physiological , of course ...
... childbirth is con- ducted at different socioeconomic or caste levels can also tell us a good deal about the relative status of everyone concerned . Part of what happens in childbirth is purely instinctive and physiological , of course ...
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... childbirth , its importance , its risks , and its meaning , through her . Human childbirth is a cultural act in which spontaneous physiological processes operate within a context of customs , the performance of which is considered ...
... childbirth , its importance , its risks , and its meaning , through her . Human childbirth is a cultural act in which spontaneous physiological processes operate within a context of customs , the performance of which is considered ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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