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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... rear , and who although she grumbles about the responsibility and work sees this as providing social insurance for her old age . In societies such as these , children learn what mothering is , not only from their own mothers and women ...
... rear , and who although she grumbles about the responsibility and work sees this as providing social insurance for her old age . In societies such as these , children learn what mothering is , not only from their own mothers and women ...
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... rear the baby and can see the problems of crises of family life in perspective from the vantage point of experience . She can relax and enjoy the child . The grandmother who is indulgent with her grandchildren can at the same time be ...
... rear the baby and can see the problems of crises of family life in perspective from the vantage point of experience . She can relax and enjoy the child . The grandmother who is indulgent with her grandchildren can at the same time be ...
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... rear their children . Men are not permitted to apply for divorce during a woman's pregnancy or within a year after she has given birth . In fact throughout the 1950s divorce became increasingly diffi- cult for couples who had children ...
... rear their children . Men are not permitted to apply for divorce during a woman's pregnancy or within a year after she has given birth . In fact throughout the 1950s divorce became increasingly diffi- cult for couples who had children ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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