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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... emotions and the only one incapable of coping . One in every six women receives psy- chiatric treatment for emotional ... emotional dis- sonance for many , and complete breakdown for some . It is possible that women may always have been ...
... emotions and the only one incapable of coping . One in every six women receives psy- chiatric treatment for emotional ... emotional dis- sonance for many , and complete breakdown for some . It is possible that women may always have been ...
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... emotional numbness . I had no real awareness of motherhood . . . I sat holding the baby awkwardly , trying to feel something . ' But there was one Sister who gave emotional support to the mother - child relationship and who helped the ...
... emotional numbness . I had no real awareness of motherhood . . . I sat holding the baby awkwardly , trying to feel something . ' But there was one Sister who gave emotional support to the mother - child relationship and who helped the ...
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... emotional ties between the members of the nuclear family , although these may be strong , but on the larger family ... emotional be- haviour , in Psychological Correlates of Emotion , edited P. Blacker , Academic Press , 1970 . THE ...
... emotional ties between the members of the nuclear family , although these may be strong , but on the larger family ... emotional be- haviour , in Psychological Correlates of Emotion , edited P. Blacker , Academic Press , 1970 . THE ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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