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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... things and they will be better parents and produce a better quality product - the child . There are two flaws in this argument , however . There is no evidence whatever to suggest that simply acquiring information about the tasks which ...
... things and they will be better parents and produce a better quality product - the child . There are two flaws in this argument , however . There is no evidence whatever to suggest that simply acquiring information about the tasks which ...
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... things she had just straightened out and dirtying things she had just cleaned . Such a mother is product - oriented , wishing simply for clean , quiet , and well - behaved children and a clean , neat house ; so she finds it irritating ...
... things she had just straightened out and dirtying things she had just cleaned . Such a mother is product - oriented , wishing simply for clean , quiet , and well - behaved children and a clean , neat house ; so she finds it irritating ...
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... things , but I have turned full circle . I have done some awful things . When I asked what things she confessed , quietly and with shame , she had ' thrown the children on the floor ' , and added that her husband was afraid to discover ...
... things , but I have turned full circle . I have done some awful things . When I asked what things she confessed , quietly and with shame , she had ' thrown the children on the floor ' , and added that her husband was afraid to discover ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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