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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... newborn baby is unsuitable for a toddler , and that which is right for a toddler is wrong for the adolescent . Mothers need to be capable of continual adaptation to new challenges which come as their children pass from babyhood into ...
... newborn baby is unsuitable for a toddler , and that which is right for a toddler is wrong for the adolescent . Mothers need to be capable of continual adaptation to new challenges which come as their children pass from babyhood into ...
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... fetus to its uterine ' nest ' dictates the development of the baby while still in the uterus , so the relationship of the newborn baby with those who care for it affects its development as a human being , not only in the first year of ...
... fetus to its uterine ' nest ' dictates the development of the baby while still in the uterus , so the relationship of the newborn baby with those who care for it affects its development as a human being , not only in the first year of ...
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... baby , and the even larger question of the suitability of hospital as an environment for normal birth . Although the ... newborn baby . This is obviously because sometimes the induction occurred to save a high - risk baby ; but induction ...
... baby , and the even larger question of the suitability of hospital as an environment for normal birth . Although the ... newborn baby . This is obviously because sometimes the induction occurred to save a high - risk baby ; but induction ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
Copyright | |
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