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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Sheila Kitzinger. There is never any point at which parents can sit down and feel they have finished the tasks they have taken on , and never one at which they know they have succeeded . The only effec- tive technique is that of being ...
Sheila Kitzinger. There is never any point at which parents can sit down and feel they have finished the tasks they have taken on , and never one at which they know they have succeeded . The only effec- tive technique is that of being ...
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... never held a baby in their arms , never even seen a newborn infant , nor had the opportunity of watching a mother look after a small baby . No amount of les- sons in child care or practising with a rubber doll in a bathtub in the few ...
... never held a baby in their arms , never even seen a newborn infant , nor had the opportunity of watching a mother look after a small baby . No amount of les- sons in child care or practising with a rubber doll in a bathtub in the few ...
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... never have believed him mine . ' This feeling persisted with one woman and merged with depres- sion : ' I find myself going to pieces . Withdrawn into myself . ' In a letter written when the baby was several months old she de- scribed ...
... never have believed him mine . ' This feeling persisted with one woman and merged with depres- sion : ' I find myself going to pieces . Withdrawn into myself . ' In a letter written when the baby was several months old she de- scribed ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
Copyright | |
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