The perception of the unborn across the cultures of the world
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The perception of the unborn across the cultures of the world
Hogrefe & Huber, c1994
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Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This work is based on 30 years of research and observation by the author, a linguist specializing in multiculturalism. The author examines the concept that prenatal babies not only learn, communicate and respond to outside forces, but that individual personality is formed while still in the womb. The book reviews a large amount of both medical and cultural evidence to support this view, and also provides a survey of how the prenatal experience is treated in a variety of different cultures. Based on this background, and with sources from medical journals, through to discussions of folklore, fertility rites, enculturation, the author spells out the conclusions reached from clearly explained empirical evidence of the many different societies. She also offers practical suggestions for optimal prenatal care. This work is intended for parents-to-be, psychologists, linguists, paediatricians and anthropologists. In addition, social workers, legislators and anyone working with children and families from diverse cultural backgrounds should find it instructive.
目次
- The life of the unborn - medical evidence
- folk beliefs about unborn children from around the world
- fertility propitiatory rites
- how to determine the sex of the child in the womb
- burial rites for a miscarried foetus and religious beliefs about the personhood of the unborn
- our individual personality is formed before birth
- enculturation begins before birth
- from prenatal communication to adult language - the prelinguistic stage
- what the pregnant woman can do to ensure physical and mental health for her child.
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