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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... Jewish in the descriptions of ' the ideal housewife ' emphasized qualities of ' warmth , loving and being loved , and being re- spected in the community ' , and less educated Jewish women stressed a willingness to do menial jobs ...
... Jewish in the descriptions of ' the ideal housewife ' emphasized qualities of ' warmth , loving and being loved , and being re- spected in the community ' , and less educated Jewish women stressed a willingness to do menial jobs ...
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... JEWISH IDeal The powerful , enveloping and sometimes suffocating love of the Jewish mother for her children is a theme reiterated in modern novels . In this section I want to look not at social path- ology , however , but at the Jewish ...
... JEWISH IDeal The powerful , enveloping and sometimes suffocating love of the Jewish mother for her children is a theme reiterated in modern novels . In this section I want to look not at social path- ology , however , but at the Jewish ...
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... Jewish woman's province is the home , of which she is in charge and with which she is identified . A Rabbi com ... Jewish life the role of the mother is becoming ever more ritually significant . As the demands of modern non - Jewish life ...
... Jewish woman's province is the home , of which she is in charge and with which she is identified . A Rabbi com ... Jewish life the role of the mother is becoming ever more ritually significant . As the demands of modern non - Jewish life ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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