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 34
... women living with their husbands work outside the home . The full - time woman worker , however , earns about half that of the full - time male worker . Women seem , in fact , to be getting the worst of both worlds , and are neither ...
... women living with their husbands work outside the home . The full - time woman worker , however , earns about half that of the full - time male worker . Women seem , in fact , to be getting the worst of both worlds , and are neither ...
Page 58
... women in Colombia today sometimes use a hollowed - out half orange as a cervical cap . Islamic authorities recommend withdrawal , pessaries made of cabbage , pitch ... women will ovulate , and every peasant woman breast 58 WOMEN AS MOTHERS.
... women in Colombia today sometimes use a hollowed - out half orange as a cervical cap . Islamic authorities recommend withdrawal , pessaries made of cabbage , pitch ... women will ovulate , and every peasant woman breast 58 WOMEN AS MOTHERS.
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... women share chores in it . Others refuse to do housework or to care for chil- dren , or cook for their son only , and refuse to feed his wife . Such problems may be referred to the cadre of village women respon- sible for supervising ...
... women share chores in it . Others refuse to do housework or to care for chil- dren , or cook for their son only , and refuse to feed his wife . Such problems may be referred to the cadre of village women respon- sible for supervising ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
Copyright | |
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