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There are no other adults to share responsibility and care . In an extended family
, where there are aunts and uncles , cousins , grandparents and others to turn to ,
the parents ' power over their children is modified and checked by the opinions ...
There are no other adults to share responsibility and care . In an extended family
, where there are aunts and uncles , cousins , grandparents and others to turn to ,
the parents ' power over their children is modified and checked by the opinions ...
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helping with chores , and sharing responsibility . Even in a social system like that
of Jamaica , which has been fragmented by slavery , very few babies find their
way to orphanages because there is always a grandmother , sister or cousin to ...
helping with chores , and sharing responsibility . Even in a social system like that
of Jamaica , which has been fragmented by slavery , very few babies find their
way to orphanages because there is always a grandmother , sister or cousin to ...
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... and more responsibility for the running of the household , and by old age a
woman expects granddaughters to be caring for her in her turn . It is thought to be
a dreadful thing to leave old women without young people to help them , and
when ...
... and more responsibility for the running of the household , and by old age a
woman expects granddaughters to be caring for her in her turn . It is thought to be
a dreadful thing to leave old women without young people to help them , and
when ...
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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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