Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
Reihe: Routledge Revivals
Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
Reihe: Routledge Revivals
ISBN: 978-1-041-43886-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Breastfeeding has been recognized as a major factor not only in the nutrition of the young child, but also in the health of the mother, patterns of fertility within societies and as a characteristic of a particular culture. First published in 1985, Breastfeeding, Child Health & Child Spacing investigates the relationships between breastfeeding, child health and child spacing from an anthropological perspective. While certain other books have examined the varying significance of breastfeeding in different cultures, this is perhaps the first to consider also the topic of child spacing. Studies are presented from both developed world and the Third World. The volume will thus interest a wide range of workers in child and maternal health (including paediatricians, nurses, and health visitors) nutrition and social sciences (including anthropology, women’s studies and demography).
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
Weitere Infos & Material
Foreword Breastfeeding, child health and child spacing: an overview 1. Ethnopediatrics and fertility among the Amele of Lowland Papua New Guinea 2. Infant feeding practices in rural Kenya 3. Breastfeeding in two Mexican villages: social and demographic perspectives 4. Breastfeeding, birth spacing, and social change in rural Java 5. Breastfeeding, infant growth and return to fertility in an Iranian city 6. The Cultural context of breastfeeding in rural Thailand 7. To nurse and to nurture: breastfeeding in Australian society 8. Breastfeeding and the return of menstruation in urban Canadia mothers practising “natural mothering”
