Bottle, The Breast, and the State (eBook)

The Politics of Infant Feeding in the United States

Maureen Rand Oakley (Autor)

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2015
166 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-0-7391-9199-6 (ISBN)

Infos

This book explores how breastfeeding is both promoted and made difficult in the United States, while the use of formula is simultaneously shamed and promoted. An exploration of feminist scholarship, forms of advocacy, grassroots activism, and breastfeeding experiences sheds light on a way forward that offers substantive support without shaming.

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The Bottle, the Breast, and the State: The Politics of Infant Feeding in the United States exploresthe ways in which breastfeeding is both promoted and made difficult in the United States. It alsoexamines how the use of formula is often shamed yet encouraged by many standard medical andgovernment practices. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, it explores the politics,policies, and individual experiences surrounding infant feeding. Oakley shows that a failure toseparate the issue of breastfeeding rights and support, from problematic approaches to breastfeedingadvocacy, in both academic scholarship and public discourse, has led to a deadlock thatprevents groups from working together in support of breastfeeding without shaming. Drawing on afeminist ethic of care, Oakley develops a caring infant feeding advocacy. This approach values thecaring work done by parents and recognizes the benefits of this work for society. It promotes policies supportive of parenting in general and breastfeeding in particular, in order to remove barriersthat present a challenge to some women who wish to breastfeed. Caring infant feeding advocacyalso works to promote the development of better alternatives for those who do not breastfeed.

Autor

Maureen Rand Oakley is associate professor of political science in the College of Liberal Arts at Mount Saint Mary’s University.

Inhalt

Infant Feeding Policy and Practice in the United States Feminist Perspectives on Infant FeedingInfant Feeding on the Ground: Women’s Voices Explaining Breastfeeding Rates in the StatesMedical and Public Health Approaches to Breastfeeding Advocacy6. Breasts, Bottles, and Maternal Activism

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.7.2015
• Zusatzinfo: 3 Illustrations including: - 3 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Schlagworte: Family Studies • Gender Studies • Public Policy • Women’s Health • women’s health • women's studies
• ISBN-10: 0-7391-9199-3 / 0739191993
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-9199-6 / 9780739191996