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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... pregnant woman about customs designed to ensure a safe path through pregnancy and childbirth . Older women among the Arapesh of New Guinea , for example , tell the preg- nant woman to be careful not to eat the bandicoot or she may die ...
... pregnant woman about customs designed to ensure a safe path through pregnancy and childbirth . Older women among the Arapesh of New Guinea , for example , tell the preg- nant woman to be careful not to eat the bandicoot or she may die ...
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... woman wants to be a mother , pregnancy does frequently involve discomforts and weariness and a feeling of being taken over by an unknown and even hostile stranger . Dakota Indians express this ambivalence by anticipating that pregnant women ...
... woman wants to be a mother , pregnancy does frequently involve discomforts and weariness and a feeling of being taken over by an unknown and even hostile stranger . Dakota Indians express this ambivalence by anticipating that pregnant women ...
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... mother is ' the woman with happiness inside her ' . Pregnancy is as much a part of the rhythm of female life as the rhythm of the seasons , springtime and harvest , is of the unfolding of the year . Pregnant women often dream of their ...
... mother is ' the woman with happiness inside her ' . Pregnancy is as much a part of the rhythm of female life as the rhythm of the seasons , springtime and harvest , is of the unfolding of the year . Pregnant women often dream of their ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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