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 18
... childbearing has become negative and rejecting . One result is that some educated women are becoming shame- faced and positively apologetic about becoming pregnant , as if it were a private indulgence to which they had no right . They ...
... childbearing has become negative and rejecting . One result is that some educated women are becoming shame- faced and positively apologetic about becoming pregnant , as if it were a private indulgence to which they had no right . They ...
Page 43
... childbearing period has become a much shorter part of each woman's life and fewer children are born within it . In the United States , for instance , the span of childbearing is now half as long as it was two generations ago . All this ...
... childbearing period has become a much shorter part of each woman's life and fewer children are born within it . In the United States , for instance , the span of childbearing is now half as long as it was two generations ago . All this ...
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... childbearing and rearing . Traditionally the ideal of motherhood has enriched society . It has embodied concepts of tenderness , compassion , generosity , selflessness , love , harmony and creativity in the face of other more aggressive ...
... childbearing and rearing . Traditionally the ideal of motherhood has enriched society . It has embodied concepts of tenderness , compassion , generosity , selflessness , love , harmony and creativity in the face of other more aggressive ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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