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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... normal ' . The return to normality also concerns life patterns generally . Childbearing is seen as an interruption . ' Children are viewed as a temporary constriction preventing desired experi- ences ' , R There are great contrasts ...
... normal ' . The return to normality also concerns life patterns generally . Childbearing is seen as an interruption . ' Children are viewed as a temporary constriction preventing desired experi- ences ' , R There are great contrasts ...
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... normal for us , making a separate home , is in fact the rarest system ; most people live in extended families . That is , they live in a household with their grandparents and parents , and perhaps others as well . Usually the woman goes ...
... normal for us , making a separate home , is in fact the rarest system ; most people live in extended families . That is , they live in a household with their grandparents and parents , and perhaps others as well . Usually the woman goes ...
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... normal conversation between equals , but in fact entail forms of what Goffman calls ' presentational deference'.2 The midwife makes a complimentary remark about a patient's hair or the pattern of her sponge bag , or asks , ' What do you ...
... normal conversation between equals , but in fact entail forms of what Goffman calls ' presentational deference'.2 The midwife makes a complimentary remark about a patient's hair or the pattern of her sponge bag , or asks , ' What do you ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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