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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Sheila Kitzinger. other societies they know exactly who this is , and have a special ... industrial economy . Although the nuclear family operates more or less ... pre - industrialized societies put special emphasis on the mother - child ...
Sheila Kitzinger. other societies they know exactly who this is , and have a special ... industrial economy . Although the nuclear family operates more or less ... pre - industrialized societies put special emphasis on the mother - child ...
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... pre - industrial societies , as we saw in chapter 2 , and one which is inextricably bound up with the welfare of society as a whole . Those with power over fertility control the society . Mary Douglas says of the Lele17 of the Congo ...
... pre - industrial societies , as we saw in chapter 2 , and one which is inextricably bound up with the welfare of society as a whole . Those with power over fertility control the society . Mary Douglas says of the Lele17 of the Congo ...
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... pre - industrial societies . There is a wealth of folklore to teach her how to keep the child healthy , to use herbs and correctly enact ritual , as well as giving guidelines to the normal development of a child . But this is the common ...
... pre - industrial societies . There is a wealth of folklore to teach her how to keep the child healthy , to use herbs and correctly enact ritual , as well as giving guidelines to the normal development of a child . But this is the common ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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