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Page 29
The woman often feels caught in cross currents of pressure from coworkers and
peers to continue in her job , to improve the standard of living , to enjoy holidays
together and to feel free , and pressure from her own and her husband ' s parents
...
The woman often feels caught in cross currents of pressure from coworkers and
peers to continue in her job , to improve the standard of living , to enjoy holidays
together and to feel free , and pressure from her own and her husband ' s parents
...
Page 34
This is one reason why the woman who may feel she can cope quite well with a
new baby finds herself unable to handle a toddler , why the one who enjoys the
activity of the toddler may have felt inadequate when the same child was still a ...
This is one reason why the woman who may feel she can cope quite well with a
new baby finds herself unable to handle a toddler , why the one who enjoys the
activity of the toddler may have felt inadequate when the same child was still a ...
Page 38
According to Lopatas the American marriage ideal focuses on ' relational and
sentimental features ' , that is , it has to do with warmth of feeling and the quality
of the relationship . But in fact more and more ideals about the maternal role also
...
According to Lopatas the American marriage ideal focuses on ' relational and
sentimental features ' , that is , it has to do with warmth of feeling and the quality
of the relationship . But in fact more and more ideals about the maternal role also
...
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Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood | 13 |
The Motherhood Trap | 31 |
Mothers in the Social System | 51 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Women as Mothers Volume 3761 of Fontana Books Fontana original |
| Author | Sheila Kitzinger |
| Publisher | Fontana, 1978 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 2 Jun 2008 |
| Length | 285 pages |
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