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Parenthood between generations : transforming reproductive cultures /

Recent literature has identified modern "parenting" as an expert-led practice-one which begins with pre-pregnancy decisions, entails distinct types of intimate relationships, places intense burdens on mothers and increasingly on fathers too. Exploring within diverse historical and global c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Pooley Siân (Editor ), Qureshi, Kaveri (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, [2016]
Colección:Fertility, reproduction, and sexuality ; v. 32.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Recent literature has identified modern "parenting" as an expert-led practice-one which begins with pre-pregnancy decisions, entails distinct types of intimate relationships, places intense burdens on mothers and increasingly on fathers too. Exploring within diverse historical and global contexts how men and women make-and break-relations between generations when becoming parents, this volume brings together innovative qualitative research by anthropologists, historians, and sociologists. The chapters focus tightly on inter-generational transmission and demonstrate its importance for understanding how people become parents and rear children
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781785331510
1785331515
9781789204674
1789204674