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1 online resource (x, 298 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
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Studies in medical anthropology
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Studies in medical anthropology.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
Embodying Culture is an ethnographically grounded exploration of pregnancy in two different culturesùJapan and Israelùboth of which medicalize pregnancy. Tsipy Ivryfocuses on "low-risk" or "normal" pregnancies, using cultural comparison to explorethe complex relations among ethnic ideas about procreation, local reproductive politics, medical models of pregnancy care, and local modes of maternal agency. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Pregnancy -- Japan.
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Pregnancy. |
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Japan. |
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Pregnancy -- Israel.
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Israel. |
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Pregnant women -- Medical care -- Japan.
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Pregnant women -- Medical care. |
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Pregnant women. |
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Pregnant women -- Medical care -- Israel.
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Medical anthropology -- Japan.
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Medical anthropology. |
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Medical anthropology -- Israel.
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Japan -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
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Israel -- Social life and customs.
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Pregnancy -- psychology. |
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Cross-Cultural Comparison. |
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Pregnancy -- ethnology. |
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Pregnant Women -- ethnology. |
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Pregnant Women -- psychology. |
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Prenatal Care -- psychology. |
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Japan. |
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Israel. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ivry, Tsipy. Embodying culture. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2010 9780813546353 (DLC) 2009006025 (OCoLC)311262893 |
| ISBN |
9780813548302 electronic book |
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0813548306 electronic book |
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9780813546353 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0813546354 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780813546360 paperback alkaline paper |
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0813546362 paperback alkaline paper |
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