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asa persist right through motherhood - a kind of inner listening to the other
person ; perhaps the closest you can get to feeling intensely the hurt , fear and
pain of another , and the hope and joy too ; and the surrender of self to the needs
of ...
asa persist right through motherhood - a kind of inner listening to the other
person ; perhaps the closest you can get to feeling intensely the hurt , fear and
pain of another , and the hope and joy too ; and the surrender of self to the needs
of ...
Page 34
18 Perhaps the only solution is to explore a wide range of maternal styles and to
develop social institutions which can accommodate them without resulting in
emotional deprivation of children . There is no single tram - line to liberation for ...
18 Perhaps the only solution is to explore a wide range of maternal styles and to
develop social institutions which can accommodate them without resulting in
emotional deprivation of children . There is no single tram - line to liberation for ...
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... two stages , the first being a more general introduction perhaps , and the
second stage one of greater specialization , in many cases drawing on the varied
experience most women have gained while bringing up children . Any
reorganization ...
... two stages , the first being a more general introduction perhaps , and the
second stage one of greater specialization , in many cases drawing on the varied
experience most women have gained while bringing up children . Any
reorganization ...
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Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 27 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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| Title | Women as Mothers |
| Author | Sheila Kitzinger |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Random House, 1978 |
| ISBN | 0394506510, 9780394506517 |
| Length | 239 pages |
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