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Pregnancy in Practice : Expectation and Experience in the Contemporary US /
Babies are not simply born-they are made through cultural and social practices. Based on rich empirical work, this book examines the everyday experiences that mark pregnancy in the US today, such as reading pregnancy advice books, showing ultrasound "baby pictures" to friends and co-worker...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York; Oxford :
Berghahn Books,
[2013]
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| Colección: | Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives ;
25 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction. Ordinary Pregnancy
- Chapter One. Pregnancy as a Literacy Event
- Chapter Two. Protoconversations of the Heart
- Chapter Three. Seeing Like a Family, Looking Like a Baby
- Chapter Four. "This Body Is No Longer My Own"
- Chapter Five. Making Rooms for Babies
- Chapter Six. Consumption and Communitas
- Conclusion. Postpartum
- Bibliography
- Index