Pregnancy in Practice

Pregnancy in PracticeBabies are not simply bornthey are made through cultural and social practices. Based on rich empirical work, this book examines the everyday experiences that mark pregnancy in the US today, such as reading pregnancy advice books, showing ultrasound baby pictures to friends and co workers, and decorating the nursery in anticipation of the new arrival. These ordinary practices of pregnancy, the author argues, are significant and revealing creative

particularly in the midst of discovery

Describes the experiences of a group of adult Brazilian women in a literacy program with explicit emancipatory objectives

Understand your strengths and weaknesses

particularly the Last 7 Days rule from Medicare

An important contribution to scholarship on contemporary Jewry

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Hopeful and courageous

What conceptual tools for reanimating liberatory political projects does Nietzsche promote

PowerPoint slides accompany the text along with an Instructor’s Guide

social and environmental sustainability

Chinese citizens make themselves at home despite economic transformation

from finding out what the enquirer really wants