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The portrayal of breastfeeding in literature / B.J. Woodstein.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Woodstein, B. J., 1979- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Breastfeeding in literature.
- Breast in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- London, UK ; New York, NY: Anthem Press 2022.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- The Academic Study of Breastfeeding
- Methodology and Findings
- Structure of the Book
- Terminology
- My Own Bias
- Conclusion
- Chapter 1 Background on Breasts and Breastfeeding
- Sexualised Breasts
- Breastfeeding
- The Body
- Chapter 2 Literature for Children
- Methodology
- The Prevalence of the Bottle: English-Language Books
- Discretion: Not the Better Part of Valour
- Bottles, Bottles, Everywhere
- Here a Breast, There a Breast, Everywhere a Breast: A Comparison with Sweden
- Naked versus Nude: Breastfeeding as Taboo
- Diversity (or the Lack Thereof)
- Chapter 3 Literature for Adults
- Breastfeeding as Painful or Difficult
- Breastfeeding as an Emotional Impediment
- Breastfeeding as Disgusting or Wrong
- Sexual Attractiveness versus Breastfeeding
- Neutral Breastfeeding
- Positive Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding and Good Mothering
- Lack of Diversity in Breastfeeding
- The Internalised Gaze
- The Swedish Corpus
- Fighting against 'the Good Mother'
- Normalising Breastfeeding
- Swedish Summary
- Chapter 4 Analysis of Differences
- Breastfeeding Statistics
- Demographics
- Ethnic Differences
- Religious Differences
- Political Differences
- The Influence of Formula-Milk Manufacturers and Advertising
- Attitudes towards Women, Children and Families
- Reading Habits
- Writing Habits
- Gender of Characters
- Taboo
- Summary of Findings
- Women's Power
- The Importance of Portrayals in Literature
- Expecting the Breast
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- PDF (JSTOR, viewed Feb. 2, 2022).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781785274015
- 1785274015
- Publisher Number:
- 40031216766
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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