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 48
... result is that the child has a clear and irreversible sense of whether it is a boy or a girl by the age of three.13 The child's complete dependence on its mother , who is usually the sole person to look after it , can result in acute ...
... result is that the child has a clear and irreversible sense of whether it is a boy or a girl by the age of three.13 The child's complete dependence on its mother , who is usually the sole person to look after it , can result in acute ...
Page 142
... result of endo- crine changes , but also because of stimulation from the pups ( in pregnancy females do not retrieve pups ) . In the three or four days after birth the mother initiates all interaction with her pups , and has to do so ...
... result of endo- crine changes , but also because of stimulation from the pups ( in pregnancy females do not retrieve pups ) . In the three or four days after birth the mother initiates all interaction with her pups , and has to do so ...
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... result of the radical rethinking of sexual roles as well as of community goals . In the early years of the kibbutzim ... resulting , for the mothers , in feelings of guilt at not caring for their own children as their mothers had done ...
... result of the radical rethinking of sexual roles as well as of community goals . In the early years of the kibbutzim ... resulting , for the mothers , in feelings of guilt at not caring for their own children as their mothers had done ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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