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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... patient . The relation between doctor and patient is basically an asymmetrical one , and he is the dominant partner . So his view of her role , both as patient and as mother , forms the basis of their interaction . Her preconceptions ...
... patient . The relation between doctor and patient is basically an asymmetrical one , and he is the dominant partner . So his view of her role , both as patient and as mother , forms the basis of their interaction . Her preconceptions ...
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Sheila Kitzinger. of any kind . The word ' patient ' itself derives from ' passivity ' ; the patient is someone to whom something is done . As I observed interaction in a labour ward in a British ma- ternity hospital I noticed that ...
Sheila Kitzinger. of any kind . The word ' patient ' itself derives from ' passivity ' ; the patient is someone to whom something is done . As I observed interaction in a labour ward in a British ma- ternity hospital I noticed that ...
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... patient's anxiety . What they may understand less well is their own anxiety and how can it permeate the patient- doctor relationship . The doctor's whole training prepares him or her for a protec- tive barrier against the patient . This ...
... patient's anxiety . What they may understand less well is their own anxiety and how can it permeate the patient- doctor relationship . The doctor's whole training prepares him or her for a protec- tive barrier against the patient . This ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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