Birth in Four Cultures
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Birth in Four Cultures

by Brigitte Jordan

1978•Documentary•144 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalslowheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryunlikely connections

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About This Book

While the process of childbirth is, in some sense, everywhere the same, it is also everywhere different in that each culture has produced a birthing system that is strikingly dissimilar from the others. Based on her fieldwork in the United States, Sweden, Holland, and Yucatan, Jordan develops a framework for the discussion and investigation of different birthing systems.

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SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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DocumentaryHistoricalSocial commentaryUnlikely connections

Subjects

FolkloreBirth customsSocial aspectsCross-cultural studiesObstetricsSocial aspects of ObstetricsChildbirthNetherlands, social life and customs

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Author
Brigitte Jordan
Published
1978
Pages
144
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