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Model Mothers

By Marks, Lara V.

Model Mothers

By Marks, Lara V.

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In late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Britain there was deep concern about the perceived physical and military deterioration of the nation, reflected in the diminishing birth rate, persistently high infant mortality, and the poor health of the working class. Many medical practitioners and politicians believed that Jewish mothers were "model mothers" whose exemplary care of their children offered a solution to these problems. Lara Marks assesses the extent to which the stereotype of Jewish mothers reflected the reality of their experience in East London between 1870 and 1939. Not only did they have to cope with extreme poverty, but as newly arrived immigrants they had to deal with linguistic and cultural barriers and the unfamiliarity of local medical facilities. Model Mothers makes important contributions to our knowledge of maternal and infant care in this period and to our understanding of the interactions between ethnicity and health-care.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
344
Release Date:
1994-07-28
Publication Date:
1997-04-01
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
019820454X
ISBN13:
9780198204541
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
617 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
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