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Pregnancy in Practice: Expectation and Experience in the Contemporary US - Couverture souple

Han, Sallie

 
9781782387923: Pregnancy in Practice: Expectation and Experience in the Contemporary US
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1782387927 ISBN 13 : 9781782387923
Editeur : Berghahn Books, 2015

Synopsis

Babies are not simply born--they are made through cultural and social practices. Based on rich empirical work, this book examines the everyday experiences that mark pregnancy in the US today, such as reading pregnancy advice books, showing ultrasound "baby pictures" to friends and co-workers, and decorating the nursery in anticipation of the new arrival. These ordinary practices of pregnancy, the author argues, are significant and revealing creative activities that produce babies. They are the activities through which babies are made important and meaningful in the lives of the women and men awaiting the child's birth. This book brings into focus a topic that has been overlooked in the scholarship on reproduction and will be of interest to professionals and expectant parents alike.

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À propos de l'auteur

Sallie Han is Associate Professor of Anthropology at SUNY College at Oneonta.

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Éditeur
Berghahn Books
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1782387927
ISBN 13 
9781782387923
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
206
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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