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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... children never survive it , since nothing they do can ever live up to their parents ' expectations or demands of them . Others suc- ceed , and reinforce this system of child - rearing in their turn when they themselves have children ...
... children never survive it , since nothing they do can ever live up to their parents ' expectations or demands of them . Others suc- ceed , and reinforce this system of child - rearing in their turn when they themselves have children ...
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... child abuse is often directed only at one child in a family , who is the one picked out as ' bad ' . Sometimes this is the child who is different because he or she is especially intelligent or bright and lively . In one survey of 26 ...
... child abuse is often directed only at one child in a family , who is the one picked out as ' bad ' . Sometimes this is the child who is different because he or she is especially intelligent or bright and lively . In one survey of 26 ...
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... child is bucketed into an environment alive with inconsistencies and contradictions which on the one hand reflects ' relaxed flexibility in child care ' but on the other must be very confusing because it involves pampering and ...
... child is bucketed into an environment alive with inconsistencies and contradictions which on the one hand reflects ' relaxed flexibility in child care ' but on the other must be very confusing because it involves pampering and ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
Copyright | |
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