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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... society they comment on the child's strength , boisterousness , aggression and naughtiness . This is what it is to be a real boy ! In peasant societies the size of a baby boy's genitals may be admired and mothers play with them . In all ...
... society they comment on the child's strength , boisterousness , aggression and naughtiness . This is what it is to be a real boy ! In peasant societies the size of a baby boy's genitals may be admired and mothers play with them . In all ...
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... peasant societies , as in our own , many customs associated with birth are based on empirical reasoning . In any peasant society where older women deliver babies they must rely to a great extent upon the experi- ence they gain as they ...
... peasant societies , as in our own , many customs associated with birth are based on empirical reasoning . In any peasant society where older women deliver babies they must rely to a great extent upon the experi- ence they gain as they ...
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... peasant societies . We have seen already that universally the maintenance of health has largely been the responsibility of women . The whole substratum of health care in peasant societies , involving the use of bush teas and herbal ...
... peasant societies . We have seen already that universally the maintenance of health has largely been the responsibility of women . The whole substratum of health care in peasant societies , involving the use of bush teas and herbal ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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