Overview

Childbearing is more than pregnancy and labor. It is the having and not having of children. It is a profound event in the lives of families-and in the lives and bodies of women. The feminist movement and the development of feminist studies have helped to rehumanize the subject of childbearing by removing it from the remote environment of institutionalized medicine. The multi-disciplinary Encyclopedia of Childbearing is a major contribution to this new accessibility.

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Author:   Carol Mann ,  Barbara Katz Rothman
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Greenwood Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.031kg
ISBN:  

9780897746489

ISBN 10:   0897746481
Pages:   472
Publication Date:   17 November 1992
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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This fine encyclopedia examines childbearing from nontechnical perspectives: social, political, psychological, artistic, etc... Rothman, a respected sociologist and author of several important books on pregnancy and motherhood, rejoices in the diversity of material... [T]he book is handsomely printed on permanent paper, with a few black and white photographs and drawings. Highly recommended. - Choice A wide range of topics is covered in the 250 signed, alphabetically arranged entries that vary from one to three pages in length... The Encyclopedia of Childbearing is an interesting compendium that will be of use to students as well as general readers. - Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin It is a rather eclectic alphabetical arrangment of individual articles by experts and practitioners in many fields. Many are fascinating, particularily articles on birth imagery in art and the history of various aspects of childbirth in the United States... [T]his is an unusual work and could be useful for many arcane topics related to childbearing. - ARBA Outstanding Reference Book. - RASD/ Well-organized, open-minded, up-to-date, and wide-ranging are just a few adjectives that describe this fascintating book, and readers of all persuasions will spend many a pleasant and educational hour with it. - Midwifery Today

?This fine encyclopedia examines childbearing from nontechnical perspectives: social, political, psychological, artistic, etc....Rothman, a respected sociologist and author of several important books on pregnancy and motherhood, rejoices in the diversity of material....the book is handsomely printed on permanent paper, with a few black and white photographs and drawings. Highly recommended.?-CHOICE

Author Information

Barbara Katz Rothman, PhD, is professor of sociology, Baruch College and the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York. She was the 1993 president of the Society for the Study of Social Problems. She coauthored, with Wendy Simonds, Centuries of Solace: A Comparative Analysis of Maternal Consolation Literature (1992). Dr. Rothman is author of Recreating Motherhood: Ideology and Technology in a Patriarchal Society (1989), which received the 1991 Jessie Bernard Award of the American Sociological Association, The Tentative Pregnancy: Women's Experience with Amniocentesis and Prenatal Diagnosis (1993) and In Labor: Women and Power in the Birthplace (1982, 1991).

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