Perfect Motherhood: Science and Childrearing in America
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (632 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0813537932 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Parenting today is virtually synonymous with worry. When should we toilet train? What is the best way to encourage a fussy child to eat? How should we protect our children from disease and injury?Before the nineteenth century, maternal instinct—a mother’s “natural know-how”—was considered the only tool necessary for effective childrearing. We want to ensure that our children are healthy, that they get a good education, and that they grow up to be able to cope with the challenges of modern life. In our anxiety, we are keenly aware of our inability to know what is best for our children. Apple, however, argues that most women today are finding ways to negotiate among the abundance of scientific recommendations, their own knowledge, and the reality of their daily lives.. Over the past two hundred years, however, science has entered the realm of motherhood in increasingly significant ways. In Perfect Motherhood, Rima D. Apple shows how the growing belief that mothers need to be savvy about th
Apple is Vilas Life Cycle Professor in the school of human ecology and the women's studies program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. . Rima D
Five Stars Amazon Customer fascinating but not as aware of infant formula concerns as would have been useful
The book honors the rich particularity of women's experiences and thoughtfully examines the relationships between mothers and medical experts." - Barbara Melosh, author of Strangers and Kin: The American Way of Adoption" . Rima Apple tracks the evolution of scientific advice to mothers through a prodigious array of sources. "With skill and imagination