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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Page 167
... adult , but the growth of a woman as a mother able to nurture an infant in a way that is satisfying both to the child and to herself nor- mally begins in her own infancy and childhood . It is not some- thing that is learned in ...
... adult , but the growth of a woman as a mother able to nurture an infant in a way that is satisfying both to the child and to herself nor- mally begins in her own infancy and childhood . It is not some- thing that is learned in ...
Page 211
... adults , but at their own special table . Their education and discipline was conducted not by their mothers , who had ... adult : The children I saw were plump , and looked sound ; but they seemed to me a little subdued and desolate , as ...
... adults , but at their own special table . Their education and discipline was conducted not by their mothers , who had ... adult : The children I saw were plump , and looked sound ; but they seemed to me a little subdued and desolate , as ...
Page 225
... adult activities . After all , they are going to grow up to become adults themselves . part In Swedish universities it has become a normal and accepted of life . Employment possibilities of this kind are limited , and are largely in ...
... adult activities . After all , they are going to grow up to become adults themselves . part In Swedish universities it has become a normal and accepted of life . Employment possibilities of this kind are limited , and are largely in ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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