Patching up False Dichotomies in the Birth Subculture
Some birth scholars (Melissa Cheney, Robbie Davis-Floyd, and Elizabeth Davis) have argued that there are two models of birth that value different kinds of knowledge. They assert that the “technocratic” model has been adopted by “mainstream” culture, which values reason and scientific knowledge. Mean...
Main Author: | Jessie K. Tougas |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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New Proposals Publishing Society
2016-04-01
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Series: | New Proposals |
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Online Access: | https://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/newproposals/article/view/186446 |
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