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Ethnographies of breastfeeding : cultural contexts and confrontations

Cassidy, Tanya, Tom, Abdullahi Osman El- editor

Overview

\"Studies of breastfeeding have proliferated over the last decade. Breastfeeding is an intimate and deep-rooted bodily practice and yet also a highly controversial sociocultural process, invoking strong reactions from advocates and opponents. Whilst breastfeeding practices and experiences vary greatly in different parts of the world, reducing infant mortality is a pressing international goal for governments and societies. Representing cross-cultural concerns of researchers, policy-makers and mothers, this important book takes a rich ethnographic survey of breastfeeding all over the world. Breastfeeding is shown to highlight various links between gender, power and resources in culture. Each chapter covers a new topic and ethnic or national group, and major topical themes of research such as the rise of milk banks, mother-to-mother sharing networks facilitated by social media, breast milk and HIV are explored\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Subject: Breastfeeding Cross-cultural studies. / Ethnology. / Women Social conditions Cross-cultural studies. / SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies. / MEDICAL / Public Health. / SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General. / SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
• ISBN: 9781472569257, 1472569253

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
RJ216.E78 2015	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE