Birth As an American Rite of Passage |
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| Author:
| Davis-Floyd, Robbie |
| Series title: | Social Science Perspectives on Childbirth and Reproduction Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-000-57426-5 |
| Publication Date: | May 2022 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $44.95USD $180.00USD $180.00 |
Book Description:
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This book reexamines the "standard" procedures used to "manage" American childbirth, identifying non-evidence-based obstetric interventions as rituals enacting core values of the American technocracy. This new edition brings together new data with Davis-Floyd's insights into the ritualization and models of labor and birth.
This book reexamines the "standard" procedures used to "manage" American childbirth, identifying non-evidence-based obstetric interventions as rituals enacting core values of the American technocracy. This new edition brings together new data with Davis-Floyd's insights into the ritualization and models of labor and birth.