In the course of our study we were impressed, yet again, by the amount, complexity and skill entailed in the work that women do in the home and for their families. [...] In addition to this instrumental labour, we also reflect on the emotional and identity work that girls and women do to ensure that they and their families stay healthy and respond appropriately to the religious and social dictates of the wider society. [...] Because the body is the site of medical and other scientific research, we have considerable knowledge of the workings of the sexual body, distinctions between male and female bod- ies, and hormones and reproduction, or procreativity. [...] The process of giving birth is called labour and as most women would attest, for good reason, and this is only the beginning of the long and hard work of reproducing the next generation. [...] Notably, the women in our study also described as work the training and education of children in healthy practices, the transmission of values, the making meaning of health knowledge, practices and beliefs, and the passing on of knowledge, beliefs and practices in the family and the community.
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- 2014.
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Table of Contents
- 1 Womens Reproductive Lives ........................................................................................9 5
- 2 Relationships Mothers Daughters and Granddaughters in Two Families ..........................34 5
- 3 Becoming a Woman Learning about Menarche and Sex ...............................58 6
- 4 Becoming a Mother Moments of Conception Pregnancy and Birthing ............................................83 6
- 5 Being a Mother Motherwork Identity Work and Reproducing the Family .........................104 6
- 6 The Moment of Menopause Change and Transition in Womens Reproductive Lives ..............................127 7
- 7 Grandmothering and the Long Moment of Aging .........................................149 7
- 8 Experience and the Reproductive Lives of Women .......................................171 7
- Womens Reproductive Lives 9
- What Is a Womans Reproductive Life and Why Does It Matter 10
- Feminist Critiques of Reproductive Health Research 13
- Relational Moments in Womens Reproductive Lives 14
- Reproduction The Conceptual Framework 15
- Back to the Family 17
- Some Methodological Issues 20
- Location and Context 24
- Change and Continuity 25
- Values and Experience in Womens Reproductive Lives 26
- Outline of the Book 31
- Notes 33
- Relationships Mothers Daughters and Granddaughters in Two Families 34
- The S Family Sarah Susan Samantha 36
- Key Moments in the Family History 36
- Themes and Continuities in the S Family 37
- Three Generations of Connectivity and Difference in the S Family 46
- The H Family Hilda Hazel Helen 47
- Key Moments in the Family History 47
- Themes and Continuities in the H Family 48
- Themes within Families 56
- Note 57
- Becoming a Woman Learning about Menarche and Sex 58
- First Blood Young Womens Experience of Menarche and Menstruation 59
- From Rags to Tampons Change Over Time 60
- Where Does the Information Come From 61
- Menarche as the Transition to Womanhood 65
- Sex Education in Schools 67
- How Much Knowledge Do We Really Need 68
- Learning about Sex and Reproduction 69
- After Menarche What 70
- Mothers in Doubt 72
- Passing It On 75
- Religion in the Reproductive Lives of Women 78
- Conclusion 82
- Notes 82
- Becoming a Mother Moments of Conception Pregnancy and Birthing 83
- The Social Imperative to Become a Mother 83
- The Hierarchy among Mothers 86
- Resisting the Imperative to Become a Mother 89
- Knowledge and Use of Contraception 89
- Choosing to Terminate a Pregnancy 92
- The Desire to Conceive 93
- Accomplishing the Moment of Birthing 95
- Learning and Sharing Knowledge about Birthing 95
- Midwives and Nurses Contributions to the Moment of Birthing 97
- Physicians Contribution to the Moment of Birthing 99
- Conclusion 101
- Note 103
- Being a Mother Motherwork Identity Work and Reproducing the Family 104
- Mothering as Everyday Instrumental and Emotional Work 105
- Mothering Newborns The Work of Breastfeeding 107
- The Work of Mothering Young Children 110
- Motherwork and Older Children 114
- The Work of Ensuring Older Children Are Safe and Stay out of Trouble 114
- The Work of Raising Marriageable Children 116
- Mothering Older Adult Children with Families 120
- Mothering as Identity Work 122
- Conclusion 125
- The Moment of Menopause Change and Transition in Womens Reproductive Lives 127
- The Moment of Menopause 128
- The Medicalization of Menopause and Womens Aging 129
- Menopause as Socially Constructed 131
- Menopause in Social and Cultural Context 132
- Preparing for Menopause 134
- Experiencing Menopause Its Just Your Life Changes 137
- The End of Childbearing 141
- Facing the Challenges 142
- Challenge as a Concept 142
- Despite the Problems 142
- Conclusion 146
- Notes 148
- Grandmothering and the Long Moment of Aging 149
- The Demographics and Theories of Aging 150
- Womens Aging in a Rural Context 153
- Grandmothering 154
- Grandmothering as a Relational Moment 156
- Grandmothering as Identity 157
- Familial Transfers and Transactions 159
- The Care Work of Grandmothers 160
- The Reciprocal Caring Relationship 162
- Geographical Distance Emotional Closeness 163
- Age Difference Ideological Difference 165
- Conclusion 169
- Notes 170
- Experience and the Reproductive Lives of Women 171
- Reproductive Lives 173
- Relational Moments in Womens Reproductive Lives 174
- Time Place and Generation 177
- Notes 178
- References 179
- Acknowledgements 191
- Authors 192
