Is breastfeeding fair? Tensions in feminist perspectives on breastfeeding and the family

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 206-212

  McCarter Spaulding, Deborah ^a  

^a SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Culture; Feminism; Gender; Race; Role

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY THEORY; FEMINISM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMANS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 42549107265     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334408316076     Document Type: Article

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