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 162
... husband and wife by half . In interviews that I have conducted with new parents a few weeks after childbirth , couples often talk about the shock at dis- ruption of established living patterns connected with having a baby in the house ...
... husband and wife by half . In interviews that I have conducted with new parents a few weeks after childbirth , couples often talk about the shock at dis- ruption of established living patterns connected with having a baby in the house ...
Page 176
... husband was afraid to discover what had happened when he returned from work at the end of each day . In this case the husband , who desperately wanted things to ' work out ' and ' come right somehow ' , without him having to do anything ...
... husband was afraid to discover what had happened when he returned from work at the end of each day . In this case the husband , who desperately wanted things to ' work out ' and ' come right somehow ' , without him having to do anything ...
Page 182
... husband visits only stealthily at night . If it is the husband's parents ' home , the wife must be submissive and behave like a servant in the house . The woman's mother cares for her daughter in childbirth , or when she is ill , and ...
... husband visits only stealthily at night . If it is the husband's parents ' home , the wife must be submissive and behave like a servant in the house . The woman's mother cares for her daughter in childbirth , or when she is ill , and ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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