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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... sexual relationship may be adversely affected by pregnancy , either as a result of an emotional with- drawal from genital sex , or of a taboo frequently medically en- forced or self - imposed in intercourse in the last few weeks and in ...
... sexual relationship may be adversely affected by pregnancy , either as a result of an emotional with- drawal from genital sex , or of a taboo frequently medically en- forced or self - imposed in intercourse in the last few weeks and in ...
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... sexual autonomy.10 Intercourse in human beings 8 Arnold A. Gerall , ' Influence of perinatal androgen on reproductive ca- pacity ' , Contemporary Sexual Behaviour , Ed . Joseph Zubin and John Money , Johns Hopkins University Press ...
... sexual autonomy.10 Intercourse in human beings 8 Arnold A. Gerall , ' Influence of perinatal androgen on reproductive ca- pacity ' , Contemporary Sexual Behaviour , Ed . Joseph Zubin and John Money , Johns Hopkins University Press ...
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... sexual activity and controlling the release of hor- mones . In the progress up the evolutionary ladder genital sex and reproductive behaviour become differentiated . Human beings , to a greater extent than any other creature , are ...
... sexual activity and controlling the release of hor- mones . In the progress up the evolutionary ladder genital sex and reproductive behaviour become differentiated . Human beings , to a greater extent than any other creature , are ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
Copyright | |
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