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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 7
Page 43
... menstruating earlier and the menopause comes later . Their health is better on the whole and they live in better social conditions . But fertility has , in fact , declined . Women are able to , but they do not . The childbearing period ...
... menstruating earlier and the menopause comes later . Their health is better on the whole and they live in better social conditions . But fertility has , in fact , declined . Women are able to , but they do not . The childbearing period ...
Page 69
... menstruating or pregnant woman . If the Guatemalan expectant mother stares at a baby , animal or even a plant , her ' hot ' , ' strong ' blood will make it die.16 the The pregnant woman's body is in a category of phenomena which are ...
... menstruating or pregnant woman . If the Guatemalan expectant mother stares at a baby , animal or even a plant , her ' hot ' , ' strong ' blood will make it die.16 the The pregnant woman's body is in a category of phenomena which are ...
Page 95
... menstruating she had to fast for three weeks . The Penitential of Archbishop Egber ( AD 735-66 ) states that ' every religious woman should keep her chastity for three months be- fore childbirth and for 60 nights and days after'.11 This ...
... menstruating she had to fast for three weeks . The Penitential of Archbishop Egber ( AD 735-66 ) states that ' every religious woman should keep her chastity for three months be- fore childbirth and for 60 nights and days after'.11 This ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
Copyright | |
10 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adult Africa antenatal clinic Ashley Montagu baby's Barbara Thompson become behaviour blood body born cent cervix Chaim Bermant child child-rearing childbearing childbirth contraceptive couples culture daughters delivered delivery doctor effect emotional expectant mother experience father feed feel female fertility girl give birth grandmother grow hospital human husband important induced infant interaction involved Jamaican Jewish kibbutz kind labouring woman live look male Margaret Mead marriage maternal Mbuti menstruating ment midwives modern mother and baby motherhood nana newborn baby normal nuclear family obstetric obstetrician oxytocin parenthood parents patient pattern peasant societies perhaps perinatal mortality person Pethidine placenta pre-industrial societies pregnancy pregnant woman rear relationship responsibility ritual role sexual share Sheila Kitzinger significant social sometimes taboo task tend things tion uterus West wife witches women young Zambia