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UNINA9910779841503321 |
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Autore |
Faircloth Charlotte |
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Titolo |
Militant lactivism? [[electronic resource] ] : attachment parenting and intensive motherhood in the UK and France / / Charlotte Faircloth |
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New York, : Berghahn Books, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (278 p.) |
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Collana |
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Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality ; ; v.24 |
Fertility, reproduction, and sexuality ; ; v. 24 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Breastfeeding - England |
Breastfeeding - France |
Infants - Nutrition - England |
Infants - Nutrition - France |
Parenting - Social aspects |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. I. The context of contemporary mothering -- pt. II. La leche league -- pt. III. Accounting for full-term breastfeeding -- pt. IV. Contextualising intensive motherhood. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Following networks of mothers in London and Paris, the author profiles the narratives of women who breastfeed their children to full term, typically a period of several years, as part of an 'attachment parenting' philosophy. These mothers talk about their decision to continue breastfeeding as 'the natural thing to do': 'evolutionarily appropriate', 'scientifically best' and 'what feels right in their hearts'. Through a theoretical focus on knowledge claims and accountability, the author frames these accounts within a wider context of 'intensive parenting', arguing that parenting practices - i |
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