THE ROLE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MEDIA IN THE PROMOTION OF HEALTHY LIVING: “I do not know, I am afraid of it”. Young women’s images about childbirth and confinement

Journal Title: Miscellanea Anthropologica et Sociologica - Year 2018, Vol 19, Issue 2

Abstract

The text is contribution to discussion about young women’s fears, whose haven’t been pregnant yet and haven’t given birth, about their images connect with body during childbirth and confinement. The theoretical part of paper touch the topic from partly medical, partly sociological point of view. The empirical part of the text focuses on young women’s fears about their corporeality. The main aim of the paper is show how strong negative images are.<br/><br/>

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Agnieszka Okrój

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Agnieszka Okrój (2018). THE ROLE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MEDIA IN THE PROMOTION OF HEALTHY LIVING: “I do not know, I am afraid of it”. Young women’s images about childbirth and confinement. Miscellanea Anthropologica et Sociologica, 19(2), 147-163. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-305900