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 183
... daughters and between daughters and their grandmothers ( that is , between direct uterine descendants ) which exists among the Ndembu of Zambia , a matrilineal society , grows out of early childhood , for children are reared in their ...
... daughters and between daughters and their grandmothers ( that is , between direct uterine descendants ) which exists among the Ndembu of Zambia , a matrilineal society , grows out of early childhood , for children are reared in their ...
Page 187
... daughters . In Taiwan young women living with their mothers - in - law have a high suicide rate . The ghost of a suicide is believed to be powerful and revenges the death on the person who caused it . But most women and their mothers ...
... daughters . In Taiwan young women living with their mothers - in - law have a high suicide rate . The ghost of a suicide is believed to be powerful and revenges the death on the person who caused it . But most women and their mothers ...
Page 188
... daughters - in - law of her con- tinued competence , is a source of great satisfaction . ' Some grandmothers are consulted by others in the village on matters relating to family , marriage and child - rearing problems and become known ...
... daughters - in - law of her con- tinued competence , is a source of great satisfaction . ' Some grandmothers are consulted by others in the village on matters relating to family , marriage and child - rearing problems and become known ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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