Mother's Milk: Breastfeeding Controversies in American CulturePsychology Press, 2003 - 274 páginas Mother's Milk examines why nursing a baby is an ideologically charged experience in contemporary culture. Drawing upon medical studies, feminist scholarship, anthropological literature, and an intimate knowledge of breastfeeding itself, Bernice Hausman demonstrates what is at stake in mothers' infant feeding choices--economically, socially, and in terms of women's rights. Breastfeeding controversies, she argues, reveal social tensions around the meaning of women's bodies, the authority of science, and the value of maternity in American culture. A provocative and multi-faceted work, Mother's Milk will be of interest to anyone concerned with the politics of women's embodiment. |
Contenido
Introduction | 1 |
Dead Babies | 33 |
Rational Management | 69 |
Breast Is Best | 91 |
Stone Age Mothering | 121 |
Womanly Arts | 155 |
Breastfeeding Feminism Activism | 189 |
Lactation and Sexual Difference | 229 |
Works Cited | 257 |
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Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Mother's Milk: Breastfeeding Controversies in American Culture Bernice L. Hausman Vista previa limitada - 2014 |
Mother's Milk: Breastfeeding Controversies in American Culture Bernice L. Hausman Vista previa limitada - 2014 |
Mother's Milk: Breastfeeding Controversies in American Culture Bernice L. Hausman Sin vista previa disponible - 2003 |
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