Buch
Monografie
Childbirth and authoritative knowledge : cross-cultural perspectives
Herausgegeben von:
Davis-Floyd, Robbie E.
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Berkeley [u. a.]:
Univ. of California Press
,
1997
,
510 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Frauensolidarität | Wien |
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| Herausgegeben von: | Davis-Floyd, Robbie E.; Sargent, Carolyn Fishel |
| Jahr: | 1997 |
| Maße: | 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0520207858 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| This collection of cross-cultural essays on reproduction and childbirth extends and enriches the work of Brigitte Jordan, who helped generate and define the field of the anthropology of birth. The authors' focus on authoritative knowledge - the knowledge that counts, on the basis of which decisions are made and actions taken - highlights the vast differences between birthing systems that give authority of knowing to women and their communities and those that invest it in experts and machines. "Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledg"e offers first-hand ethnographic research conducted by anthropologists in 17 different societies and cultures and includes the interdisciplinary perspectives of a social psychologist, a sociologist, an epidemiologist, a staff member of the World Health Organization, and a community midwife. Exciting directions for further research as well as pressing needs for policy guidance emerge from these explorations of authoritative knowledge about birth. Contributors: Grace Bascope, Megan Biesele, Carole Browner, Beverley Chalmers, Elizabeth Davis, Robbie Davis-Floyd, Betty Anne Davis, Deborah Cordero Fiedler, Eugenia Georges, Amara Jambai, Kenneth C. Johnson, Brigitte Jordan, Sheila Kitzinger, Ellen Lazarus, Carol MacCormack, Stacy Leigh Pigg, Nancy Anne Press, Rayna Rapp, Carolyn F. Sargent, Paola M. Sesia, Jane Szurek, Wenda Trevathan, Marsden Wagner | |
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| Includes bibliographical references and index | |
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