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Babies are not simply born - they are made through cultural and social practices. Based on rich empirical work, this book examines the everyday experiences that mark pregnancy in the US today, such as reading pregnancy advice books, showing ultrasound "baby pictures" to friends and co-workers, and decorating the nursery in anticipation of the new arrival. These ordinary practices of pregnancy, the author argues, are significant and revealing creative activities that produce babies. They are the activities through which babies are made important and meaningful in the lives of the women and men awaiting the child's birth. This book brings into focus a topic that has been overlooked in the scholarship on reproduction and will be of interest to professionals and expectant parents alike.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Sociology & anthropology Sociology

• Full title: Pregnancy in Practice
• Author: Sallie Han
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 206
• EAN: 9780857459879
• ISBN: 0857459872
• ID: 01336573
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Weight: 432 g
• Dimensions: 162 × 236 × 17 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. July 2013

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