Embodying culture [electronic resource] : pregnancy in Japan and Israel / Tsipy Ivry.
Material type: TextSeries: Studies in medical anthropologyPublication details: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2010.Description: x, 298 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:- 612.6/30952 22
- GN635.J2 I914 2010
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Ebook | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online | eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: pregnancy, cultural comparison, multisited ethnographies -- The doctoring of pregnancy -- A risky business: pregnancy in the eyes of Israeli ob-gyns -- The twofold structure of Japanese prenatal care -- Experiencing pregnancy -- The path of bonding -- The path of ambiguity -- Embodying culture: toward an anthropology of pregnancy -- Juxtapositions -- Pregnant with meaning.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.