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 74
... obstetric personnel and machinery , and that her body is an inconvenient barrier to easy access and the probing of all those rubber - gloved fingers and the gleaming equipment , and even— ridiculous , but we are talking about feelings ...
... obstetric personnel and machinery , and that her body is an inconvenient barrier to easy access and the probing of all those rubber - gloved fingers and the gleaming equipment , and even— ridiculous , but we are talking about feelings ...
Page 109
... obstetric intervention , but explained that if labour is prolonged , one should deliver a child by smearing one's ... obstetrics accompanied by a plethora of technical innova- tions and machinery . In South Africa childbirth for white ...
... obstetric intervention , but explained that if labour is prolonged , one should deliver a child by smearing one's ... obstetrics accompanied by a plethora of technical innova- tions and machinery . In South Africa childbirth for white ...
Page 117
... Obstetricians can feel perplexed and threatened when patients do not behave according to this stereotype of the good patient . In answer to the woman's questions about obstetric procedures or hospital routines this finds expression in ...
... Obstetricians can feel perplexed and threatened when patients do not behave according to this stereotype of the good patient . In answer to the woman's questions about obstetric procedures or hospital routines this finds expression in ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
Copyright | |
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