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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... infancy . Put in this way , each of these theories sounds a bit one- sided . Yet in the seventies statements like these confuse and bewilder mothers who by nature of the ... infant round on the mother's back all the time , 8 WOMEN AS MOTHERS.
... infancy . Put in this way , each of these theories sounds a bit one- sided . Yet in the seventies statements like these confuse and bewilder mothers who by nature of the ... infant round on the mother's back all the time , 8 WOMEN AS MOTHERS.
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... infant when placed in its mother's arms immediately after delivery . Although the baby cannot yet ' know ' the mother , he is clearly intent on finding her out . His ' social smile ' starts at about the fifth week of life . The mother ...
... infant when placed in its mother's arms immediately after delivery . Although the baby cannot yet ' know ' the mother , he is clearly intent on finding her out . His ' social smile ' starts at about the fifth week of life . The mother ...
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... infant existence has obvious sur- vival value . Under these conditions the mother is also able to learn from and about her baby in a way that is much more difficult for the woman who places her infant in its separate nursery , attending ...
... infant existence has obvious sur- vival value . Under these conditions the mother is also able to learn from and about her baby in a way that is much more difficult for the woman who places her infant in its separate nursery , attending ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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