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Family Secrets: Risking Reproduction in Central Mozambique
Rachel R. Chapman
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Description for Family Secrets: Risking Reproduction in Central Mozambique
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 map, references. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; JHMC; VFDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
Behind a thatched hut, a birthing woman bleeds to death only minutes from ""life-saving"" maternity care. Chapman begins with the deceptively simple question, ""Why don't women in Mozambique use existing prenatal and maternity services?"" then widens her analysis to include a whole universe of cultural, political, and economic forces. Fusing cultural anthropology with political economy, Chapman vividly demonstrates how neoliberalism and the increasing importance of the market have led to changing sexual and reproductive strategies for women. Pregnant herself during her research, Chapman interviewed 83 women during pregnancy and postpartum. She discovered that the social relations surrounding traditional Shona ... Read more
Behind a thatched hut, a birthing woman bleeds to death only minutes from ""life-saving"" maternity care. Chapman begins with the deceptively simple question, ""Why don't women in Mozambique use existing prenatal and maternity services?"" then widens her analysis to include a whole universe of cultural, political, and economic forces. Fusing cultural anthropology with political economy, Chapman vividly demonstrates how neoliberalism and the increasing importance of the market have led to changing sexual and reproductive strategies for women. Pregnant herself during her research, Chapman interviewed 83 women during pregnancy and postpartum. She discovered that the social relations surrounding traditional Shona ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Tennessee, United States
ISBN
9780826517180
SKU
V9780826517180
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