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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... mother and baby . Eye contact between mother and baby can be a major ' social re- leaser 22. Wolff28 found that human mothers who did not play much with their babies suddenly began to do so as they appeared to focus their eyes during ...
... mother and baby . Eye contact between mother and baby can be a major ' social re- leaser 22. Wolff28 found that human mothers who did not play much with their babies suddenly began to do so as they appeared to focus their eyes during ...
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... mother and baby are still united in a symbiotic bond ( and particularly if the mother is breast - feeding , as of course most mothers are the world over ) and in which the wellbeing of one is inextricably linked with that of the other ...
... mother and baby are still united in a symbiotic bond ( and particularly if the mother is breast - feeding , as of course most mothers are the world over ) and in which the wellbeing of one is inextricably linked with that of the other ...
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Sheila Kitzinger. When a baby is born the mother and child are isolated in an inner room in a state of ritual impurity for several days , during which time the baby's horoscope is prepared . The house is purified , but the woman does not ...
Sheila Kitzinger. When a baby is born the mother and child are isolated in an inner room in a state of ritual impurity for several days , during which time the baby's horoscope is prepared . The house is purified , but the woman does not ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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