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 15
... relationship between mother and child when he described the relation between I and " Thou ' rather than I and ' It ' , the aware- ness of the other in his or her own identity and reality , rather than the use of the other as an object ...
... relationship between mother and child when he described the relation between I and " Thou ' rather than I and ' It ' , the aware- ness of the other in his or her own identity and reality , rather than the use of the other as an object ...
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... relationship between husband and wife is affected by her ' tuning in ' to the developing fetus inside her , and ... relation . Once the baby is born and the first few weeks of emotional support and assistance are over ( and this is ...
... relationship between husband and wife is affected by her ' tuning in ' to the developing fetus inside her , and ... relation . Once the baby is born and the first few weeks of emotional support and assistance are over ( and this is ...
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... relation to children . The grand- mother's overtures to the grandchild may be accepted with vary- ing degrees of ... relationship between husband , wife and his mother causes prob- lems not only in relations between mother and child but ...
... relation to children . The grand- mother's overtures to the grandchild may be accepted with vary- ing degrees of ... relationship between husband , wife and his mother causes prob- lems not only in relations between mother and child but ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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