Managing the lactating body: The breast-feeding project and privileged motherhood

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-152

  Avishai, Orit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body management; Breast feeding; Medicalization; Mothering; Parenting experts

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547317318     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11133-006-9054-5     Document Type: Article

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