Breastfeeding and culture : discourses and representations /

For myriad reasons, breastfeeding is a fraught issue among mothers in the U.S. and other industrialized nations, and breastfeeding advocacy in particular remains a source of contention for feminist scholars and activists. Breastfeeding raises many important concerns surrounding gendered embodiment,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Short, Ann Marie A. (Editor ), Palko, Abigail L. (Editor ), Irving, Dionne (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bradford, ON : Demeter Press, [2018].
Temas:
Breastfeeding > Social aspects.
Breastfeeding.
Breast Feeding
Allaitement maternel > Aspect social.
Allaitement maternel.
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding > Social aspects
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:For myriad reasons, breastfeeding is a fraught issue among mothers in the U.S. and other industrialized nations, and breastfeeding advocacy in particular remains a source of contention for feminist scholars and activists. Breastfeeding raises many important concerns surrounding gendered embodiment, reproductive rights and autonomy, essentializing discourses and the struggle against biology as destiny, and public policies that have the potential to support or undermine women, and mothers in particular, in the workplace. The essays in this collection engage with the varied and complicated ways i.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 308 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781772581782
177258178X

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