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Perfect motherhood : science and childrearing in America /
Parenting today is virtually synonymous with worry. We want to ensure that our children are healthy, that they get a good education, and that they grow up to be able to cope with the challenges of modern life. In our anxiety, we are keenly aware of our inability to know what is best for our children...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
©2006.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Redefining motherhood
- "Follow the lead of physicians": Motherhood in the late nineteenth century
- "Mamma's scientific--she knows all the laws": Motherhood in the early twentieth century
- "Follow my instructions exactly": Experts to mothers in the interwar period and during World War II
- "The modern way": Mothers, circa 1920-1945
- "Now I know that an authority has the same opinion as mine": Motherhood in the postwar period
- "Use it to guide, not to dictate": Motherhood in the late twentieth century
- Conclusion: "I wanted to do it right."