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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... hand down tradition than in our own type of marriage which produces short - lived households which disin- tegrate when the parents die . Years before that point is reached for many families the household consists of only two people ...
... hand down tradition than in our own type of marriage which produces short - lived households which disin- tegrate when the parents die . Years before that point is reached for many families the household consists of only two people ...
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... hand and learning how to cope with the almost off - hand nonchalance of the peasant child with four or five younger brothers and sisters . A few schools tackle the emotional aspects of sex and childbirth as part of edu- cation in ...
... hand and learning how to cope with the almost off - hand nonchalance of the peasant child with four or five younger brothers and sisters . A few schools tackle the emotional aspects of sex and childbirth as part of edu- cation in ...
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... hand reflects ' relaxed flexibility in child care ' but on the other must be very confusing because it involves pampering and indulgence in early childhood , followed by excessive prudery , meticulous cleanli- ness and parental ...
... hand reflects ' relaxed flexibility in child care ' but on the other must be very confusing because it involves pampering and indulgence in early childhood , followed by excessive prudery , meticulous cleanli- ness and parental ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
Copyright | |
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