Mother's Milk
Download or Read eBook Mother's Milk PDF written by Bernice L. Hausman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Bernice L. Hausman |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 289 |
| Release | : 2014-02-04 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781135208271 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1135208271 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Mother's Milk by : Bernice L. Hausman
Book excerpt: Mother's Milk examines why nursing a baby is an ideologically charged experience in contemporary culture. Drawing upon medical studies, feminist scholarship, anthropological literature, and an intimate knowledge of breastfeeding itself, Bernice Hausman demonstrates what is at stake in mothers' infant feeding choices--economically, socially, and in terms of women's rights. Breastfeeding controversies, she argues, reveal social tensions around the meaning of women's bodies, the authority of science, and the value of maternity in American culture. A provocative and multi-faceted work, Mother's Milk will be of interest to anyone concerned with the politics of women's embodiment.
