Family Secrets : Risking Reproduction in Central Mozambique

Rachel R. Chapman

ISBN 10: 0826517188 / ISBN 13: 9780826517180

Published by Univ Of Chicago Press Behalf Of Vanderbilt Univ. P Dez 2010, 2010

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Neuware - Behind a thatched hut, a birthing woman bleeds to death only minutes from 'life-saving' maternity care. Author Rachel Chapman begins Family Secrets with the deceptively simple question, 'Why don't women in Mozambique use existing prenatal and maternity services ' then widens her analysis to include a whole universe of cultural, political, and economic forces. Fusing cultural anthropology with political economy, Chapman vividly demonstrates how neoliberalism and the increasing importance of the market have led to changing sexual and reproductive strategies for women.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Family Secrets : Risking Reproduction in Central Mozambique
• Publisher: Univ Of Chicago Press Behalf Of Vanderbilt Univ. P Dez 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826517188
• ISBN 13: 9780826517180
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 258W x 179H x 23D millimeters 258 millimeters width by 179 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 631 grams

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Synopsis

Behind a thatched hut, a birthing woman bleeds to death only minutes from "life-saving" maternity care. Author Rachel Chapman begins Family Secrets with the deceptively simple question, "Why don't women in Mozambique use existing prenatal and maternity services?" then widens her analysis to include a whole universe of cultural, political, and economic forces. Fusing cultural anthropology with political economy, Chapman vividly demonstrates how neoliberalism and the increasing importance of the market have led to changing sexual and reproductive strategies for women.

Pregnant herself during her research, Chapman interviewed 83 women during pregnancy and postpartum. She discovered that the social relations surrounding traditional Shona practices, Christian faith healing, and Western biomedical treatments are as important to women's choices as the efficacy of the therapies.

About the Author

Rachel Chapman is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Washington. Besides conducting her ethnographic research in Mozambique, she has also participated in the policy arena, serving as Assistant to the Director of Health Education in Manica Province from 1993 to 1995, and even naming the national brand of condoms in a nationwide contest ("Jeito," which means "knack," as in fixing cars or being a good lover).