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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... women living with their husbands work outside the home . The full - time woman worker , however , earns about half that of the full - time male worker . Women seem , in fact , to be getting the worst of both worlds , and are neither ...
... women living with their husbands work outside the home . The full - time woman worker , however , earns about half that of the full - time male worker . Women seem , in fact , to be getting the worst of both worlds , and are neither ...
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... woman to smack her child . Our own society tends to devalue women's anxieties , and doctors and midwives often try to give reassurance when what is needed is acceptance of the reality of anxiety . Pain may be referred to as ' discomfort ...
... woman to smack her child . Our own society tends to devalue women's anxieties , and doctors and midwives often try to give reassurance when what is needed is acceptance of the reality of anxiety . Pain may be referred to as ' discomfort ...
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... women dreamed of small furry animals - kittens or puppies for example- and sometimes that they actually gave birth to them . Although Jamaican women had anxiety dreams too , in which they stood on the edge of , or fell from , a ...
... women dreamed of small furry animals - kittens or puppies for example- and sometimes that they actually gave birth to them . Although Jamaican women had anxiety dreams too , in which they stood on the edge of , or fell from , a ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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