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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... described as ' undiscriminating ' . But such a description takes no account of the searching gaze of a healthy newborn infant when placed in its mother's arms immediately after delivery . Although the baby cannot yet ' know ' the mother ...
... described as ' undiscriminating ' . But such a description takes no account of the searching gaze of a healthy newborn infant when placed in its mother's arms immediately after delivery . Although the baby cannot yet ' know ' the mother ...
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... described as a ' one - day- old deprived child ' isolated in an intensive care unit . Of the 249 women who were induced or accelerated 24 per cent were sepa- rated from their new - born babies in this way , as compared with only 6 per ...
... described as a ' one - day- old deprived child ' isolated in an intensive care unit . Of the 249 women who were induced or accelerated 24 per cent were sepa- rated from their new - born babies in this way , as compared with only 6 per ...
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... described the meeting - through - touch of mother and baby obviously initiated a rush of feeling . A mother who had had a Caesarean section woke up to find the baby waiting to be put in her arms , and holding her baby , ' washed him in ...
... described the meeting - through - touch of mother and baby obviously initiated a rush of feeling . A mother who had had a Caesarean section woke up to find the baby waiting to be put in her arms , and holding her baby , ' washed him in ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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