Death Without Weeping

Author : Nancy Scheper-Hughes
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520911567

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Death Without Weeping by Nancy Scheper-Hughes Pdf

When lives are dominated by hunger, what becomes of love? When assaulted by daily acts of violence and untimely death, what happens to trust? Set in the lands of Northeast Brazil, this is an account of the everyday experience of scarcity, sickness and death that centres on the lives of the women and children of a hillside "favela". Bringing her readers to the impoverished slopes above the modern plantation town of Bom Jesus de Mata, where she has worked on and off for 25 years, Nancy Scheper-Hughes follows three generations of shantytown women as they struggle to survive through hard work, cunning and triage. It is a story of class relations told at the most basic level of bodies, emotions, desires and needs. Most disturbing - and controversial - is her finding that mother love, as conventionally understood, is something of a bourgeois myth, a luxury for those who can reasonably expect, as these women cannot, that their infants will live.

Author : Nancy Scheper-Hughes
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0520911563

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Death Without Weeping by Nancy Scheper-Hughes Pdf

When lives are dominated by hunger, what becomes of love? When assaulted by daily acts of violence and untimely death, what happens to trust? Set in the lands of Northeast Brazil, this is an account of the everyday experience of scarcity, sickness and death that centres on the lives of the women and children of a hillside "favela". Bringing her readers to the impoverished slopes above the modern plantation town of Bom Jesus de Mata, where she has worked on and off for 25 years, Nancy Scheper-Hughes follows three generations of shantytown women as they struggle to survive through hard work, cunning and triage. It is a story of class relations told at the most basic level of bodies, emotions, desires and needs. Most disturbing - and controversial - is her finding that mother love, as conventionally understood, is something of a bourgeois myth, a luxury for those who can reasonably expect, as these women cannot, that their infants will live.

Author : Jonina Einarsdottir
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780299201333

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Tired of Weeping by Jonina Einarsdottir Pdf

In this comprehensive and provocative study of maternal reactions to child death in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, anthropologist Jónína Einarsdóttir challenges the assumption that mothers in high-poverty societies will neglect their children and fail to mourn their deaths as a survival strategy. Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted from 1993 to 1998 among the matrilineal Papel, who reside in the Biombo region, this work includes theoretical discussion of reproductive practices, conceptions of children, childcare customs, interpretations of diseases and death, and infanticide. Einarsdóttir also brings compelling narratives of life experiences and reflections of Papel women.

Author : R. Jon McGee,Richard L. Warms
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 1053 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781452276304

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Theory in Social and Cultural Anthropology by R. Jon McGee,Richard L. Warms Pdf

Social and cultural anthropology and archaeology are rich subjects with deep connections in the social and physical sciences. Over the past 150 years, the subject matter and different theoretical perspectives have expanded so greatly that no single individual can command all of it. Consequently, both advanced students and professionals may be confronted with theoretical positions and names of theorists with whom they are only partially familiar, if they have heard of them at all. Students, in particular, are likely to turn to the web to find quick background information on theorists and theories. However, most web-based information is inaccurate and/or lacks depth. Students and professionals need a source to provide a quick overview of a particular theory and theorist with just the basics—the "who, what, where, how, and why," if you will. In response, SAGE Reference plans to publish the two-volume Theory in Social and Cultural Anthropology: An Encyclopedia. Features & Benefits: Two volumes containing approximately 335 signed entries provide users with the most authoritative and thorough reference resource available on anthropology theory, both in terms of breadth and depth of coverage. To ease navigation between and among related entries, a Reader's Guide groups entries thematically and each entry is followed by Cross-References. In the electronic version, the Reader's Guide combines with the Cross-References and a detailed Index to provide robust search-and-browse capabilities. An appendix with a Chronology of Anthropology Theory allows students to easily chart directions and trends in thought and theory from early times to the present. Suggestions for Further Reading at the end of each entry and a Master Bibliography at the end guide readers to sources for more detailed research and discussion.

Author : Celia E. Deane-Drummond
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780192581389

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Theological Ethics through a Multispecies Lens by Celia E. Deane-Drummond Pdf

There are two driving questions informing this book. The first is where does our moral life come from? It presupposes that considering morality broadly is inadequate. Instead, different aspects need to be teased apart. It is not sufficient to assume that different virtues are bolted onto a vicious animality, red in tooth and claw. Nature and culture have interlaced histories. By weaving in evolutionary theories and debates on the evolution of compassion, justice and wisdom, it showa a richer account of who we are as moral agents. The second driving question concerns our relationships with animals. Deane-Drummond argues for a complex community-based multispecies approach. Hence, rather than extending rights, a more radical approach is a holistic multispecies framework for moral action. This need not weaken individual responsibility. She intends not to develop a manual of practice, but rather to build towards an alternative philosophically informed approach to theological ethics, including animal ethics. The theological thread weaving through this account is wisdom. Wisdom has many different levels, and in the broadest sense is connected with the flow of life understood in its interconnectedness and sociality. It is profoundly theological and practical. In naming the project the evolution of wisdom Deane-Drummond makes a statement about where wisdom may have come from and its future orientation. But justice, compassion and conscience are not far behind, especially in so far as they are relevant to both individual decision-making and institutions.

Author : James Edward Cowell Weldon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Friendship in youth
ISBN : UIUC:30112072034561

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Gerald Eversley's Friendship by James Edward Cowell Weldon Pdf

Author : Elvio Angeloni
Publisher : McGraw-Hill/Dushkin
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2004-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0073108405

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Annual Editions by Elvio Angeloni Pdf

This book contains a variety of articles on contemporary issues in social and cultural anthropology. In contrast to the broad range of topics and minimum depth typical of standard textbooks, this anthology provides an opportunity to read firsthand accounts by anthropologists of their own research.-To the reader.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433081675385

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Gleason's Monthly Companion by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nancy Scheper-Hughes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1987-10-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9400933940

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Child Survival by Nancy Scheper-Hughes Pdf

Author : Elvio Angeloni
Publisher : McGraw-Hill/Dushkin
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007-10-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0073397547

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Annual Editions: Anthropology 08/09 by Elvio Angeloni Pdf

This Thirty-First Edition of ANNUAL EDITIONS: ANTHROPOLOGY provides convenient, inexpensive access to current articles selected from the best of the public press. Organizational features include: an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites; an annotated table of contents; a topic guide; a general introduction; brief overviews for each section; a topical index; and an instructor’s resource guide with testing materials. USING ANNUAL EDITIONS IN THE CLASSROOM is offered as a practical guide for instructors. ANNUAL EDITIONS titles are supported by our student website, www.mhcls.com/online.

Author : Angeloni Elvio
Publisher : McGraw-Hill/Dushkin
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0073516279

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Anthropology 07/08 by Angeloni Elvio Pdf

This [book] contains a variety of articles on contemporary issues in social and cultural anthropology. In contrast to the broad range of topics and minimum depth typical of standard textbooks, this anthology provides an opportunity to read firsthand accounts by anthropologists of their own research ... The articles have been chosen ... for the purpose of supplementing the standard textbook in cultural anthropology that is used in introductory classes.-Pref.

Author : Nancy Scheper-Hughes
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2001-01-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780520224803

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Saints, Scholars, and Schizophrenics by Nancy Scheper-Hughes Pdf

"Saints, Scholars, and Schizophrenics, in its original form--now integrally reproduced in the new edition--is a most important seminal study of an Irish community."—Conor Cruise O'Brien

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Europe
ISBN : UOM:39015068907974

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Toward Freedom by Anonim Pdf

Author : Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : UOM:39015082923536

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The Huntington Library Quarterly by Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery Pdf

Author : James Spradley,David W. McCurdy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0205317480

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Conformity and Conflict by James Spradley,David W. McCurdy Pdf

On anthropology, human behavior and events.