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 63
... immediately suffocated . It is then thought of as never having lived . The girl goes through a process of ritual purifica- tion and , once clean , can later become a mother without further shame . The Christian missions tried to end ...
... immediately suffocated . It is then thought of as never having lived . The girl goes through a process of ritual purifica- tion and , once clean , can later become a mother without further shame . The Christian missions tried to end ...
Page 139
... Immediately following birth the mother begins to learn , if she is given the opportunity of uninterrupted contact with the baby , the signs by which she is soon able to recognize her baby as dis- tinct from any other . For this to ...
... Immediately following birth the mother begins to learn , if she is given the opportunity of uninterrupted contact with the baby , the signs by which she is soon able to recognize her baby as dis- tinct from any other . For this to ...
Page 157
... immediately because ' they were too busy with the pla- centa ' . These mothers clearly surrendered their babies reluc- tantly , and some experienced helpless anger . The most positive expressions of emotion about the baby occurred in ...
... immediately because ' they were too busy with the pla- centa ' . These mothers clearly surrendered their babies reluc- tantly , and some experienced helpless anger . The most positive expressions of emotion about the baby occurred in ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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