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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... RITUAL STATE In many societies there is a whole medico - religious system catering to the needs of women , often ... ritual state . The expectant mother is in a special ritual relationship with society , including 12 See Wood and Suiters ...
... RITUAL STATE In many societies there is a whole medico - religious system catering to the needs of women , often ... ritual state . The expectant mother is in a special ritual relationship with society , including 12 See Wood and Suiters ...
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... ritual status , and therefore run the risk of misfortunes . Although sexual intercourse may be encouraged during ... ritual , of whatever kind : ritual value is given to occasions and natural and supernatural , which they depend on ...
... ritual status , and therefore run the risk of misfortunes . Although sexual intercourse may be encouraged during ... ritual , of whatever kind : ritual value is given to occasions and natural and supernatural , which they depend on ...
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... ritual representations of change in social status and modifications role . The physio- logical and biological processes created the images in which the individual's relation to society conceptualized . Central to these rituals was a ...
... ritual representations of change in social status and modifications role . The physio- logical and biological processes created the images in which the individual's relation to society conceptualized . Central to these rituals was a ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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