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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... face to face with her , plays an important part in the attachment which grows between them . In this position there 19 Aidan Macfarlane , The Psychology of Childbirth , Fontana / Open Books , 1977 . 20 Marshall Klaus and John Kennell ...
... face to face with her , plays an important part in the attachment which grows between them . In this position there 19 Aidan Macfarlane , The Psychology of Childbirth , Fontana / Open Books , 1977 . 20 Marshall Klaus and John Kennell ...
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... face of other more aggressive and self - assertive quintessentially ' male ' qualities like courage , power , fighting spirit , justice and technical achieve- ment . But we live in the late twentieth century . Society is chang- ing and ...
... face of other more aggressive and self - assertive quintessentially ' male ' qualities like courage , power , fighting spirit , justice and technical achieve- ment . But we live in the late twentieth century . Society is chang- ing and ...
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Sheila Kitzinger. 11 The Changing Face of Motherhood Like just about everything else in social life , motherhood has been experimented with and shaped to fit prevailing fashions and fads , or subordinated to a great ... Face of Motherhood.
Sheila Kitzinger. 11 The Changing Face of Motherhood Like just about everything else in social life , motherhood has been experimented with and shaped to fit prevailing fashions and fads , or subordinated to a great ... Face of Motherhood.
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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