Contextualising risk, constructing choice: Breastfeeding and good mothering in risk society

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 345-355

  Knaak, Stephanie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Parenting; Public health; Risk; Risk communication; Risk perception; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD REARING; HUMAN; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETY;

EID: 77954259857     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698571003789666     Document Type: Article

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