{"product_id":"breast-feeding-and-sexuality-behaviour-beliefs-and-taboos-among-the-gogo-mothers-in-tanzania-9781845452995","title":"Breast Feeding and Sexuality: Behaviour, Beliefs","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tWhereas in western countries breastfeeding is an uncontroversial, purely personal issue, in most parts of the world mother and baby form part of a network of interpersonal relations with its own rules and expectations. In this study, the author examines the cultural and social context of breastfeeding among the Gogo women of the Cigongwe's village in Tanzania, as part of the Paediatric Programme of Doctors with Africa, based in Padua. The focus is on mothers' behaviour and \u003ci\u003epost partum\u003c\/i\u003e taboos as key elements in Gogo understanding of the vicissitudes of the breast feeding process. This nutritional period is subject to many different events both physical and social that may upset the \u003ci\u003enatural\u003c\/i\u003e and intense link between mother and child. Any violation of cultural norms, particularly those dealing with sexual behaviour, marriage and reproduction, can, in the eyes of the Gogo, put at risk the correct development of an infant with serious consequences both for the baby's health as well as for the woman's image as mother and wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“This volume is exemplary in the field of anthropological research…The writing style is clear and reflective…I recommend Breastfeeding and Sexuality for those interested in Tanzanian maternal–child health practices, cross-cultural studies, anthropological research methods, breast-feeding and women’s experiences.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  Journal of Biosocial Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"...the book is to be highly recommended.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  JRAI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \tIllustrations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1. Cigongwe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tTowards the village\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tMeeting with the village\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tFieldwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe route of the research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2. The Gogo Women\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe living space\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe house\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003ci\u003eNyumba\u003c\/i\u003e: physical-residential unit, social-residential unit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Gogo woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3. Breast Feeding\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tBreast feeding between nature and culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe modalities of breast feeding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tBreast milk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t‘Bad milk’ in only one breast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4. The ‘Good Mother’, the ‘Bad Mother’: Diarrhoea as a Sign of Social Disorder\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tInside the problem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tMotherhood and mothering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe health of the newborn: a challenge to survival\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPost-partum taboos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5. Maternal Milk: Indicator of ‘Good Mother’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tBreast feeding: a bridge between the different levels of the Gogo social system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe woman: mother and nurturer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tA brief return to the village\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042970730839,"sku":"9781845452995","price":22.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845452995.jpg?v=1750956457","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/breast-feeding-and-sexuality-behaviour-beliefs-and-taboos-among-the-gogo-mothers-in-tanzania-9781845452995","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}