Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and InstitutionBantam Books, 1977 - 328 pages |
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Page 191
... son . ( In our child- ish " acting - out " games I had always preferred the masculine roles and persuaded or forced ... sons has been one means through which a woman could leave " her " mark on the world . After my youngest son was born ...
... son . ( In our child- ish " acting - out " games I had always preferred the masculine roles and persuaded or forced ... sons has been one means through which a woman could leave " her " mark on the world . After my youngest son was born ...
Page 203
... sons . Undoubtedly there are and will long continue to be women who , for all the reasons given earlier , will still prefer sons , and still have higher expectations for their male children . But as some women come closer to shaping ...
... sons . Undoubtedly there are and will long continue to be women who , for all the reasons given earlier , will still prefer sons , and still have higher expectations for their male children . But as some women come closer to shaping ...
Page 206
... sons , emotionally or otherwise . Rather , the mother - son relationship- like all relationships - is undergoing ... sons . If we wish for our sons — as for our daugh- ters - that they may grow up unmutilated by gender- roles ...
... sons , emotionally or otherwise . Rather , the mother - son relationship- like all relationships - is undergoing ... sons . If we wish for our sons — as for our daugh- ters - that they may grow up unmutilated by gender- roles ...
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Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 23 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
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