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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... separate home of their own . What is normal for us , making a separate home , is in fact the rarest system ; most people live in extended families . That is , they live in a household with their grandparents and parents , and perhaps ...
... separate home of their own . What is normal for us , making a separate home , is in fact the rarest system ; most people live in extended families . That is , they live in a household with their grandparents and parents , and perhaps ...
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... separate and independent - and yet only when the right time has been reached : Growing up successfully depends on the resolution of this conflict and this means both love and distance . Yet love tends towards closeness , integration and ...
... separate and independent - and yet only when the right time has been reached : Growing up successfully depends on the resolution of this conflict and this means both love and distance . Yet love tends towards closeness , integration and ...
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... separate speciality . A woman either had to try and get training as a doctor or be a midwife working under the authority of the male medical pro- fession . The presence of the father at childbirth is more complicated . There is a strict ...
... separate speciality . A woman either had to try and get training as a doctor or be a midwife working under the authority of the male medical pro- fession . The presence of the father at childbirth is more complicated . There is a strict ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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