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Birthing Experience: Feminism, Symbolic Interaction, and (Re) Defining Birth

Creator:

Roland-Schwartz, Michele L.

Abstract:

In this paper, my aim is to call attention to the meanings women attach to their birthing experiences using the symbolic interaction perspective in conjunction with a feminist lens. I argue that the obstetrical model of childbirth defines the course of the relationship between the laboring woman and attendant, limiting...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Michele L. Roland-Schwartz for the degree of Master of Arts in