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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... middle - class woman starts to seek the help of ' experts ' so as to be able to fill the role of the mother . She ... class , who depends more on advice from kin and neighbours . The verbalization which Bernstein1 and the New- sons2 ...
... middle - class woman starts to seek the help of ' experts ' so as to be able to fill the role of the mother . She ... class , who depends more on advice from kin and neighbours . The verbalization which Bernstein1 and the New- sons2 ...
Page 40
... middle - class family , the child becomes very dependent on its parents . There are no other adults to share responsibility and care . In an extended family , where there are aunts and uncles , cousins , grandparents and others to turn ...
... middle - class family , the child becomes very dependent on its parents . There are no other adults to share responsibility and care . In an extended family , where there are aunts and uncles , cousins , grandparents and others to turn ...
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... middle - class London in- formants the effective kin set - that is , those with whom there was regular contact - stopped at first cousins or closer relatives . Even in the major life crisis of the birth of a baby a couple may cope alone ...
... middle - class London in- formants the effective kin set - that is , those with whom there was regular contact - stopped at first cousins or closer relatives . Even in the major life crisis of the birth of a baby a couple may cope alone ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
Copyright | |
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