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In this study of maternal reactions to child death in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, anthropologist Jonina Einarsdottir challenges the assumption that mothers in high-poverty societies will neglect their children and fail to mourn their deaths as a survival strategy.

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I quickly learned that mothers weeping was an unmistakable sign of how vulnerable the life of a child is. - from the introduction

Tired of Weeping Mother Love Child Death and

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    A Paperback by Jonina Einarsdottir, Stanlie M. James, Aili Mari Tripp

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      Publisher: MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/30/2004 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780299201340, 978-0299201340
      ISBN10: 0299201341

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this study of maternal reactions to child death in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, anthropologist Jonina Einarsdottir challenges the assumption that mothers in high-poverty societies will neglect their children and fail to mourn their deaths as a survival strategy.

      Trade Review
      I quickly learned that mothers weeping was an unmistakable sign of how vulnerable the life of a child is. - from the introduction

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