Pregnancy in practice : expectation and experience in the contemporary US /
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-wor...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Berghahn Books,
2013
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| Series: | Fertility, reproduction, and sexuality ;
v. 25. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 195 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780857459886 0857459880 9781299950795 1299950795 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
