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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... wife's time , energy and concentration of purpose are being spent on the baby , and is often anxious lest she become worn out , and in effect , be unable to be the wife to whom he is accustomed . He may therefore be the first to respond ...
... wife's time , energy and concentration of purpose are being spent on the baby , and is often anxious lest she become worn out , and in effect , be unable to be the wife to whom he is accustomed . He may therefore be the first to respond ...
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... wife . In Western culture the ' couvade syndrome ' , which usually takes the form of psychoso- matic illness , expresses the father's identification with the ex- perience through which his wife is passing and an attempt to share in it ...
... wife . In Western culture the ' couvade syndrome ' , which usually takes the form of psychoso- matic illness , expresses the father's identification with the ex- perience through which his wife is passing and an attempt to share in it ...
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... wife is in labour , or by sharing in the lying - in period . An Arapesh father , for example , waits to hear the sex of the baby.1 Then he says ' wash it ' or ' do not wash it ' depending on whether he wishes it to live or not . If the ...
... wife is in labour , or by sharing in the lying - in period . An Arapesh father , for example , waits to hear the sex of the baby.1 Then he says ' wash it ' or ' do not wash it ' depending on whether he wishes it to live or not . If the ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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