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 66
... expectant mother's mother and the baby's father perform rituals to proclaim pregnancy . These start in the fifth month and serve to link the two families more closely . The woman's mother takes a gift of rice cake to the man's mother ...
... expectant mother's mother and the baby's father perform rituals to proclaim pregnancy . These start in the fifth month and serve to link the two families more closely . The woman's mother takes a gift of rice cake to the man's mother ...
Page 74
... expectant mothers have very little confidence that they are capable of giving birth to a live healthy baby without ... mother has become the object of obstetric skills . Her experience of care in pregnancy is all too often one of being ...
... expectant mothers have very little confidence that they are capable of giving birth to a live healthy baby without ... mother has become the object of obstetric skills . Her experience of care in pregnancy is all too often one of being ...
Page 80
... expectant mother is ' the woman with happiness inside her ' . Pregnancy is as much a part of the rhythm of female life as the rhythm of the seasons , springtime and harvest , is of the unfolding of the year . Pregnant women often dream ...
... expectant mother is ' the woman with happiness inside her ' . Pregnancy is as much a part of the rhythm of female life as the rhythm of the seasons , springtime and harvest , is of the unfolding of the year . Pregnant women often dream ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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