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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... parents themselves emotional support and allows them to develop confidence , most parents spontaneously enjoy their new babies , for example , and handle and talk to them in a manner which is tuned and synchronized in just the right way ...
... parents themselves emotional support and allows them to develop confidence , most parents spontaneously enjoy their new babies , for example , and handle and talk to them in a manner which is tuned and synchronized in just the right way ...
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... parents or hers , or can start a separate home of their own . What is 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 ...
... parents or hers , or can start a separate home of their own . What is 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 ...
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... parents ' home at night , but in some kibbutzim children now sleep in their parents ' homes . Longer periods are spent with the parents on the Sabbath . Nowadays the scene in the kibbutz on a Saturday was described to me as ' like a ...
... parents ' home at night , but in some kibbutzim children now sleep in their parents ' homes . Longer periods are spent with the parents on the Sabbath . Nowadays the scene in the kibbutz on a Saturday was described to me as ' like a ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
Copyright | |
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