Embodying culture : pregnancy in Japan and Israel

Embodying culture : pregnancy in Japan and Israel /

Embodying Culture is an ethnographically grounded exploration of pregnancy in two different culturesùJapan and Israelùboth of which medicalize pregnancy. Tsipy Ivryfocuses on "low-risk" or "normal" pregnancies, using cultural comparison to explorethe complex relations among ethni...

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Main Author: Ivry, Tsipy
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2010
Series:Studies in medical anthropology.
Subjects:
Pregnancy > Japan.
Pregnancy > Israel.
Pregnant women > Medical care > Japan.
Pregnant women > Medical care > Israel.
Medical anthropology > Japan.
Medical anthropology > Israel.
Cross-cultural studies.
Pregnancy > psychology
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Pregnancy > ethnology
Pregnant Women > ethnology
Pregnant Women > psychology
Prenatal Care > psychology
Japan > Social life and customs.
Israel > Social life and customs.
Japan
Israel
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