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 16
... less well prepared for motherhood than were their own mothers and grandmothers , but they are also less prepared in the West than in many pre - industrial so- cieties which live much closer to survival level and which do not possess the ...
... less well prepared for motherhood than were their own mothers and grandmothers , but they are also less prepared in the West than in many pre - industrial so- cieties which live much closer to survival level and which do not possess the ...
Page 43
... less necessary and is no longer central to her view of herself . We really have to create a new kind of motherhood if we are to adapt to the demands of present day society and the radically changed family development cycle with which we ...
... less necessary and is no longer central to her view of herself . We really have to create a new kind of motherhood if we are to adapt to the demands of present day society and the radically changed family development cycle with which we ...
Page 142
... less dependent on stimula- tion from the pups . Finally there is a stage at four weeks when the pups become independent and then the mother is less likely to retrieve and suckle them , and the ' maternal state ' gets weaker , even if ...
... less dependent on stimula- tion from the pups . Finally there is a stage at four weeks when the pups become independent and then the mother is less likely to retrieve and suckle them , and the ' maternal state ' gets weaker , even if ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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