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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... Values don't ' . Hence , read the Telegraph . But of course values do change , even though the fashion is just the bubble on the surface . Mothers are bringing up their children not only in a world of changing fashions but also of ...
... Values don't ' . Hence , read the Telegraph . But of course values do change , even though the fashion is just the bubble on the surface . Mothers are bringing up their children not only in a world of changing fashions but also of ...
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... value . Such an attitude is not uncommon in hospitals generally , but in Britain and the United States there is a growing ... values are expressed and behaviour ritualized in the institutions catering for childbirth in 24 From a booklet ...
... value . Such an attitude is not uncommon in hospitals generally , but in Britain and the United States there is a growing ... values are expressed and behaviour ritualized in the institutions catering for childbirth in 24 From a booklet ...
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... value until she becomes a mother . She has uterine potential , and is appreciated for this reason , but can only ... values which motherhood has traditionally represented , and to find them not only in the biological figure of the ...
... value until she becomes a mother . She has uterine potential , and is appreciated for this reason , but can only ... values which motherhood has traditionally represented , and to find them not only in the biological figure of the ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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