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 39
... households which disin- tegrate when the parents die . Years before that point is reached for many families the household consists of only two people , the father and mother whose children have left home . Extended families , on the ...
... households which disin- tegrate when the parents die . Years before that point is reached for many families the household consists of only two people , the father and mother whose children have left home . Extended families , on the ...
Page 186
... household , and continue her line . Raymond Smith1o makes the point that in certain sections of Guiana men have little authority , not only over households , but also in other spheres of economic and political life , whereas women have ...
... household , and continue her line . Raymond Smith1o makes the point that in certain sections of Guiana men have little authority , not only over households , but also in other spheres of economic and political life , whereas women have ...
Page 195
... household and other tasks for a period of another 34 days . The baby is fed on demand , and babies are not left to cry as it is thought to be weakening . Breast - feeding continues for two years or more , and weaning is gradual . The ...
... household and other tasks for a period of another 34 days . The baby is fed on demand , and babies are not left to cry as it is thought to be weakening . Breast - feeding continues for two years or more , and weaning is gradual . The ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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