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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... human birth . We do not acknowledge our need for plants to sprout , trees to give fruit , animals to bear young , because most of us are so far removed from the soil and the farmyard that we expect these things to happen automatically ...
... human birth . We do not acknowledge our need for plants to sprout , trees to give fruit , animals to bear young , because most of us are so far removed from the soil and the farmyard that we expect these things to happen automatically ...
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... human development . Although one can- not infer that because a particular stimulus is right for a rat , human infants need similar treatment , ethological research raises questions about human mothering . When chimpanzees are reared in ...
... human development . Although one can- not infer that because a particular stimulus is right for a rat , human infants need similar treatment , ethological research raises questions about human mothering . When chimpanzees are reared in ...
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... human mother and baby . Eye contact between mother and baby can be a major ' social re- leaser 22. Wolff28 found that human mothers who did not play much with their babies suddenly began to do so as they appeared to focus their eyes ...
... human mother and baby . Eye contact between mother and baby can be a major ' social re- leaser 22. Wolff28 found that human mothers who did not play much with their babies suddenly began to do so as they appeared to focus their eyes ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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