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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Page 70
... thought particularly dan- gerous to double a foot under her when sitting . Jamaican pregnant women are exposed to the activities of the spirits of the dead , the duppies . When women suffer from eclampsia ( fits ) it is thought to be ...
... thought particularly dan- gerous to double a foot under her when sitting . Jamaican pregnant women are exposed to the activities of the spirits of the dead , the duppies . When women suffer from eclampsia ( fits ) it is thought to be ...
Page 95
... thought to bring danger to men who encroach too near . In Judaeo - Christian thought such ideas can be traced back to Leviticus . The seventh century Archbishop Theodore of Canterbury proclaimed that a newly delivered woman must be ...
... thought to bring danger to men who encroach too near . In Judaeo - Christian thought such ideas can be traced back to Leviticus . The seventh century Archbishop Theodore of Canterbury proclaimed that a newly delivered woman must be ...
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... thought to have caused it . So they usually give the woman thyme tea and let her de- liver the placenta herself , cutting the cord only after the third stage is completed . If the third stage is delayed , they get the mother to squat ...
... thought to have caused it . So they usually give the woman thyme tea and let her de- liver the placenta herself , cutting the cord only after the third stage is completed . If the third stage is delayed , they get the mother to squat ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
Copyright | |
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