Birth as an American Rite of Passage
| Author | : Robbie E. Davis-Floyd |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 427 |
| Release | : 2004-03-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780520927216 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0520927214 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (214 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Birth as an American Rite of Passage by : Robbie E. Davis-Floyd
Download or read book Birth as an American Rite of Passage written by Robbie E. Davis-Floyd and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2004-03-15 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do so many American women allow themselves to become enmeshed in the standardized routines of technocratic childbirth--routines that can be insensitive, unnecessary, and even unhealthy? Anthropologist Robbie Davis-Floyd first addressed these questions in the 1992 edition. Her new preface to this 2003 edition of a book that has been read, applauded, and loved by women all over the world, makes it clear that the issues surrounding childbirth remain as controversial as ever.
