Breastfeeding Biocultural Perspectives

Name: Breastfeeding Biocultural Perspectives
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ISBN: 9780202011929

ISBN-10: 0202011925

ISBN-13: 9780202011929

Edition: 1995

Authors: Patricia Stuart-Macadam, Katherine A. Dettwyler, Katherine Dettwyler, Katherine Dettwyler

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Book details

List price: $50.95
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/31/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 444
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Foreword


Acknowledgments



Biocultural Perspectives on Breastfeeding




A Time to Wean: The Hominid Blueprint for the Natural Age of Weaning in Modern Human Populations




Breastfeeding in Prehistory




The Culture and Biology of Breastfeeding: An Historical Review of Western Europe




Sociocultural Aspects of the Lactation Process




The Politics of Breastfeeding: An Advocacy Perspective




Beauty and the Breast: The Cultural Context of Brestfeeding in the United States




Baby-Controlled Breastfeeding: Biocultural Implications




Breastfeeding: Adaptive Behavior for Child Health and Longevity




Breastfeeding and Infant-Parent Co-Sleeping as Adaptive Strategies: Are They Protective against SIDS?




Breastfeeding, Fertility, and Maternal Condition




Breast Cancer, Reproductive Biology, and Breastfeeding




Commentary




Commentary




Commentary



Biographical Sketches of Contributors


Index