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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... tasks she may catch sight of herself in a mirror and be appalled at what she sees , an exhausted and anxious mother ... task of being a mother that women are usually made to explain their post - partum experience entirely in terms of ...
... tasks she may catch sight of herself in a mirror and be appalled at what she sees , an exhausted and anxious mother ... task of being a mother that women are usually made to explain their post - partum experience entirely in terms of ...
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... tasks and help their mothers with babies permanently clinging to them . The peasant girl learns very early what it is to have a baby almost as an exten- sion of her own body . This is particularly the task of girls , but boys too are ...
... tasks and help their mothers with babies permanently clinging to them . The peasant girl learns very early what it is to have a baby almost as an exten- sion of her own body . This is particularly the task of girls , but boys too are ...
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... task . They may be allowed to have a hand in mothering , and be permitted to re- enact their own mothering experience spasmodically and in a modified way with their grandchildren , but they in effect ' play ' at mothering only on ...
... task . They may be allowed to have a hand in mothering , and be permitted to re- enact their own mothering experience spasmodically and in a modified way with their grandchildren , but they in effect ' play ' at mothering only on ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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