LEADER 02763nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910814902603321 005 20240410024041.0 010 $a1-61117-246-2 035 $a(CKB)2560000000103343 035 $a(EBL)2054761 035 $a(OCoLC)847131351 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000890675 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11523105 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000890675 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10887166 035 $a(PQKB)10890591 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2054761 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse29331 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2054761 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10716913 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL495094 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000103343 100 $a20130314d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBreast or bottle? $econtemporary controversies in infant feeding policy and practice /$fAmy Koerber 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aColumbia $cUniversity of South Carolina Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (205 p.) 225 0 $aStudies in rhetoric/communication 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61117-241-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aInfant feeding and rhetoric : an overview -- From "wives' tales and folklore" to scientific fact : rhetorics of breastfeeding and immunity in the mid-twentieth century -- Articulating knowledge and practice : the rhetoric of infant-feeding policy -- Viral rhetoric : breast and bottle in current promotional discourse -- Rhetorical agency and resistance in the context of infant feeding -- Feminism, rhetoric, and breastfeeding : some concluding remarks. 330 $aBreast or Bottle is the first scholarly examination of the shift in breastfeeding recommendations occurring over the last half century. Through a close analysis of scientific and medical controversies and a critical examination of the ways in which medical beliefs are communicated to the public, Amy Koerber exposes layers of shifting arguments and meaning that inform contemporary infant-feeding advocacy and policy.Whereas the phrase ""breast or bottle"" might once have implied a choice between two relative equals, human milk is now believed to possess unique health-promoting qualities. Although 410 0$aStudies in Rhetoric/Communication 606 $aInfants$xNutrition 606 $aBreastfeeding 615 0$aInfants$xNutrition. 615 0$aBreastfeeding. 676 $a649/.33 700 $aKoerber$b Amy$0978563 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814902603321 996 $aBreast or bottle$93958971 997 $aUNINA