Anthropology of Breast-Feeding : Natural Law or Social Construct Paperback / softback
Edited by Vanessa Maher
Part of the Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women series
Paperback / softback
Description
On the whole, the debates surrounding the issues of breast-feeding - often reflecting ethnographic and ill-informed medical and demographic approaches - have failed to treat the deeper issues.
The significance of breast-feeding reaches far beyond its biological function; in fact, the authors of this volume argue, there is nothing `natural' about breast-feeding itself.
On the contrary, attitudes and practices are socially determined, and breast-feeding has to be seen as an essential element in the cultural construction of sexuality.This volume offers an `ethnography' of breast-feeding by examining cultural norms and practices in a number of European and non-European societies, thus presenting valuable and often astonishing empirical material that is not otherwise readily available.
The highly original focus of this volume therefore throws new light on gender and on social relationships in general.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:198 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:01/05/1992
- Category:
- ISBN:9780854968145
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:198 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:01/05/1992
- Category:
- ISBN:9780854968145
