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The Resource Birth as an American rite of passage, Robbie E. Davis-Floyd

Birth as an American rite of passage, Robbie E. Davis-Floyd

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Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xii, 382 pages
Contents
  • The Body as Machine
  • The Technocratic Model of Birth
  • The Role of American Obstetrics in the Resolution of Cultural Anomaly
  • Birth Messages
  • "Standard Procedures for Normal Birth"
  • A Symbolic Analysis of Standard Obstetrical Procedures
  • From Nature to Culture: The Obstetrical Re-Structuring of Accidental Out-of-Hospital Births
  • Summary: Birth Rituals and Society
  • Belief Systems About Birth: The Technocratic, Wholistic, and Natural Models
  • The Significance of Belief
  • One Year: The Stages of the Pregnancy/Childbirth Rite of Passage
  • The Wholistic Model of Birth
  • The Technocratic and Wholistic Models of Birth Compared
  • "Natural" Models of Birth
  • The Ideology of Safety
  • The Alternative Birth Center: A Middle Ground?
  • How the Messages Are Received: The Spectrum of Response
  • Full Acceptance of the Technocratic Model of Birth
  • Full Acceptance of the Wholistic Model of Birth
  • Women-In-Between
  • Scars into Stars: The Reinterpretation of the Childbirth Experience
  • Separation: "Oh my God, I Think I'm Pregnant!"
  • Compartmentalization
  • "Further Epistemic Exploration": "Teilhard de Chardin" versus "Sartre"
  • Obstetric Training as a Rite of Passage
  • Methods
  • Processes of Psychological Transformation: Medical School and Residency
  • Transition: Pregnancy as Transformation
  • Transition: Birth as Transformation
  • Transition: The Immediate Postpartum Period
  • Integration: "Swimming Up on the Other Side"
  • The Technocratic Model: Past and Present
  • Medicine as a Microcosm of American Society
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Instance
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Birth as an American rite of passage
Title
Birth as an American rite of passage
Statement of responsibility
Robbie E. Davis-Floyd
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Member of
Cataloging source
DNLM/DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Davis-Floyd, Robbie
Dewey number
618.4/01/9
Government publication
government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
RG518.U5
LC item number
D38 1992
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
NLM call number
WQ 300
NLM item number
D261b 1992
Series statement
Comparative studies of health systems and medical care
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Childbirth
  • Childbirth
  • Rites and ceremonies
  • Anthropology, Cultural
  • Delivery, Obstetric
  • Labor, Obstetric
  • Obstetrics
  • Pregnancy
  • Holistic medicine
  • Labor, Obstetric
  • Naissance
  • Accouchement
  • Rites et cérémonies
  • Childbirth
  • Childbirth
  • Rites and ceremonies
  • United States
  • Geboorte
  • Psychologische aspecten
  • Overgangsriten
  • Naissance
  • Naissance
  • Geburt
  • Ritual
  • USA
  • Geburt
  • Ritual
  • USA
Label
Birth as an American rite of passage, Robbie E. Davis-Floyd
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Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-368) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • The Body as Machine
  • The Technocratic Model of Birth
  • The Role of American Obstetrics in the Resolution of Cultural Anomaly
  • Birth Messages
  • "Standard Procedures for Normal Birth"
  • A Symbolic Analysis of Standard Obstetrical Procedures
  • From Nature to Culture: The Obstetrical Re-Structuring of Accidental Out-of-Hospital Births
  • Summary: Birth Rituals and Society
  • Belief Systems About Birth: The Technocratic, Wholistic, and Natural Models
  • The Significance of Belief
  • One Year: The Stages of the Pregnancy/Childbirth Rite of Passage
  • The Wholistic Model of Birth
  • The Technocratic and Wholistic Models of Birth Compared
  • "Natural" Models of Birth
  • The Ideology of Safety
  • The Alternative Birth Center: A Middle Ground?
  • How the Messages Are Received: The Spectrum of Response
  • Full Acceptance of the Technocratic Model of Birth
  • Full Acceptance of the Wholistic Model of Birth
  • Women-In-Between
  • Scars into Stars: The Reinterpretation of the Childbirth Experience
  • Separation: "Oh my God, I Think I'm Pregnant!"
  • Compartmentalization
  • "Further Epistemic Exploration": "Teilhard de Chardin" versus "Sartre"
  • Obstetric Training as a Rite of Passage
  • Methods
  • Processes of Psychological Transformation: Medical School and Residency
  • Transition: Pregnancy as Transformation
  • Transition: Birth as Transformation
  • Transition: The Immediate Postpartum Period
  • Integration: "Swimming Up on the Other Side"
  • The Technocratic Model: Past and Present
  • Medicine as a Microcosm of American Society
Extent
1 online resource (xii, 382 pages
Form of item
online
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
illustrations)
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1035672515
Label
Birth as an American rite of passage, Robbie E. Davis-Floyd
Link
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-368) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • The Body as Machine
  • The Technocratic Model of Birth
  • The Role of American Obstetrics in the Resolution of Cultural Anomaly
  • Birth Messages
  • "Standard Procedures for Normal Birth"
  • A Symbolic Analysis of Standard Obstetrical Procedures
  • From Nature to Culture: The Obstetrical Re-Structuring of Accidental Out-of-Hospital Births
  • Summary: Birth Rituals and Society
  • Belief Systems About Birth: The Technocratic, Wholistic, and Natural Models
  • The Significance of Belief
  • One Year: The Stages of the Pregnancy/Childbirth Rite of Passage
  • The Wholistic Model of Birth
  • The Technocratic and Wholistic Models of Birth Compared
  • "Natural" Models of Birth
  • The Ideology of Safety
  • The Alternative Birth Center: A Middle Ground?
  • How the Messages Are Received: The Spectrum of Response
  • Full Acceptance of the Technocratic Model of Birth
  • Full Acceptance of the Wholistic Model of Birth
  • Women-In-Between
  • Scars into Stars: The Reinterpretation of the Childbirth Experience
  • Separation: "Oh my God, I Think I'm Pregnant!"
  • Compartmentalization
  • "Further Epistemic Exploration": "Teilhard de Chardin" versus "Sartre"
  • Obstetric Training as a Rite of Passage
  • Methods
  • Processes of Psychological Transformation: Medical School and Residency
  • Transition: Pregnancy as Transformation
  • Transition: Birth as Transformation
  • Transition: The Immediate Postpartum Period
  • Integration: "Swimming Up on the Other Side"
  • The Technocratic Model: Past and Present
  • Medicine as a Microcosm of American Society
Extent
1 online resource (xii, 382 pages
Form of item
online
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
illustrations)
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1035672515

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