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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... care professionals , to whom she spontaneously turns because they are available in the antenatal clinic , and says they are ' too rushed ' , that it is ' just like a conveyor belt ' , ' the doctor seems so busy I don't like to bother ...
... care professionals , to whom she spontaneously turns because they are available in the antenatal clinic , and says they are ' too rushed ' , that it is ' just like a conveyor belt ' , ' the doctor seems so busy I don't like to bother ...
Page 74
... pregnancy could progress with more efficiency . The expectant mother has become the object of obstetric skills . Her experience of care in pregnancy is all too often one of being ' processed ' through the antenatal clinic , ' herded ...
... pregnancy could progress with more efficiency . The expectant mother has become the object of obstetric skills . Her experience of care in pregnancy is all too often one of being ' processed ' through the antenatal clinic , ' herded ...
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... pregnancy because the Arapesh believe that a man must really work at sexual intercourse in order for a child to be con ... antenatal clinic with his wife , and after having got there , to penetrate the holy of holies of the examination ...
... pregnancy because the Arapesh believe that a man must really work at sexual intercourse in order for a child to be con ... antenatal clinic with his wife , and after having got there , to penetrate the holy of holies of the examination ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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