Pregnancy in Practice(1st Edition) Expectation and Experience in the Contemporary US (Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives) by SallieHan Paperback, 206 Pages, Published 2015 by Berghahn Books ISBN-13: 978-1-78238-792-3, ISBN: 1-78238-792-7
""This book will be central to further discussions in the field of reproduction and birth. It is of interest to students and scholars more broadly in economic and medical Anthropology and in the sociology of the family." · Social Anthropology/Anthropologie sociale "The author takes an insightful look at an understudied phenomenon: that of ordinary pregnancy. She rightly notes that much scholarship has documented birth and the medicali ..."
The Anthropology of the Fetus(1st Edition) Biology, Culture, and Society (Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives) by Tracy K. Betsinger, SallieHan, Amy B. Scott Paperback, 316 Pages, Published 2019 by Berghahn Books ISBN-13: 978-1-78920-501-5, ISBN: 1-78920-501-8
" As a biological, cultural, and social entity, the human fetus is a multifaceted subject which calls for equally diverse perspectives to fully understand. Anthropology of the Fetus seeks to achieve this by bringing together specialists in biological anthropology, archaeology, and cultural anthropology. Contributors draw on research in prehistoric, historic, and contemporary sites in Europe, Asia, North Africa, and North America to explo ..."
Pregnancy in Practice(1st Edition) Expectation and Experience in the Contemporary US (Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives) by SallieHan Hardcover, 206 Pages, Published 2013 by Berghahn Books ISBN-13: 978-0-85745-987-9, ISBN: 0-85745-987-2
" Babies are not simply born-they are made through cultural and social practices. Based on rich empirical work, this book examines the everyday experiences that mark pregnancy in the US today, such as reading pregnancy advice books, showing ultrasound "baby pictures" to friends and co-workers, and decorating the nursery in anticipation of the new arrival. These ordinary practices of pregnancy, the author argues, are significant and reve ..."
" As a biological, cultural, and social entity, the human fetus is a multifaceted subject which calls for equally diverse perspectives to fully understand. Anthropology of the Fetus seeks to achieve this by bringing together specialists in biological anthropology, archaeology, and cultural anthropology. Contributors draw on research in prehistoric, historic, and contemporary sites in Europe, Asia, North Africa, and North America to explo ..."
"This collection explores the dynamics of the modern, middle-class American family and its near-constant state of transition. The editors introduce the book by situating it within the context of work, family, and ethnographic research on middle-class families in the United States. Emerging and established scholars contributed chapters based on their original field research, following each chapter with a personal reflection on doing field ..."
Pregnancy in Practice Expectation and Experience in the Contemporary US by SallieHan 206 Pages, Published 2013 by Berghahn Books ISBN-13: 978-0-85745-988-6, ISBN: 0-85745-988-0
"Kukla (2005) notes a long-standing concern with pregnant bodies. Maternal
bodies have been conceptualized as permeable and penetrable on ... and
imagine, insofar as all these ingestions risk polluting the space of the womb” (
Kukla 2005: 6). The priority placed on organic foods in particular during
pregnancy reveals ideas and practices concerning the composition of bodies
themselves. Anthropologist Janet Carsten (1997) described the ..."
"One thousand years later, Elise Berman documented that for the 250-person village in the Republic of the Marshall Islands where she works, a quarter of children are adopted and a full “90 percent of households include someone adopted in ..."
"Biology, Culture, and Society Sallie Han, Tracy K. Betsinger, Amy B. Scott. al.
2015). While not all diseases are evidenced on skeletal material, some
conditions in particular are associated with fetal ... In addition, problems with
pregnancy, such as preeclampsia, are related to low levels of vitamin D, which in
turn leads to a deficient fetus and preterm birth (Bodnar et al. 2007). New studies
of fetal growth suggest that the ove ..."
Pregnancy in Practice Expectation and Experience in the Contemporary Us by SallieHan Published 2013 ISBN-13: 978-1-299-95079-5, ISBN: 1-299-95079-5
"This collection explores the dynamics of the modern, middle-class American family and its near-constant state of transition. The editors introduce the book by situating it within the context of work, family, and ethnographic research on middle-class families in the United States. Emerging and established scholars contributed chapters based on their original field research, following each chapter with a personal reflection on doing field ..."