02735nam 2200637 a 450 991047994830332120170821200235.00-85745-759-4(CKB)2550000001108928(EBL)1337717(OCoLC)855505439(SSID)ssj0000954509(PQKBManifestationID)11603934(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000954509(PQKBWorkID)10942075(PQKB)10692589(MiAaPQ)EBC1337717(EXLCZ)99255000000110892820120905d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMilitant lactivism?[electronic resource] attachment parenting and intensive motherhood in the UK and France /Charlotte FairclothNew York Berghahn Books20131 online resource (278 p.)Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality ;v.24Fertility, reproduction, and sexuality ;v. 24Description based upon print version of record.0-85745-758-6 1-299-77764-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. I. The context of contemporary mothering -- pt. II. La leche league -- pt. III. Accounting for full-term breastfeeding -- pt. IV. Contextualising intensive motherhood. 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 - iFertility, Reproduction and SexualityBreastfeedingEnglandBreastfeedingFranceInfantsNutritionEnglandInfantsNutritionFranceParentingSocial aspectsElectronic books.BreastfeedingBreastfeedingInfantsNutritionInfantsNutritionParentingSocial aspects.649.330941Faircloth Charlotte851322MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910479948303321Militant lactivism2287962UNINA