Binding: Paperback
Description: Breastfeeding: New Anthropological Approaches unites sociocultural biological and archaeological anthropological scholarship to spark new conversations and research about breastfeeding. While breastfeeding has become the subject of intense debate in many settings anthropological perspectives have played a limited role in these conversations. The present volume seeks to broaden discussions around breastfeeding by showcasing fresh insights gleaned from an array of theoretical and methodological approaches which are grounded in the close study of people across the globe. Drawing on case studies and analyses of key issues in the field the book highlights the power of anthropological research to illuminate the evolutionary historical biological and sociocultural context of the complex lived experience of breastfeeding. By bringing together researchers across three anthropological subfields the volume seeks to produce transformative knowledge about human lactation breastfeeding and human milk. This book is a key resource for scholars of medical and biological anthropology evolutionary biology bioarchaeology sociocultural anthropology and human development. Lactation professionals and peer supporters midwives and others who support infant feeding will find the book an essential read.
Title: Breastfeeding New Anthropological Approaches
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781138502871
Pages: 234 Pages, 5 Tables, Black And White; 9 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 12/19/2017
Category: Health & Personal Development