« Il te faut mener une vie régulière » : prescriptions et rôle du père durant la grossesse (1960-1962)
Drawing on a micro-historical study of the correspondence between a couple of primary school teachers in the beginning of the 1960s, this article analyzes the role of fathers during pregnancy. The combined study of both personal archives (letters) and the contemporary medical discourse (scientific l...
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| author | Fabien Deshayes Axel Pohn-Weidinger |
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| description | Drawing on a micro-historical study of the correspondence between a couple of primary school teachers in the beginning of the 1960s, this article analyzes the role of fathers during pregnancy. The combined study of both personal archives (letters) and the contemporary medical discourse (scientific literature, pregnancy guides, press) suggests that fathers-to-be emerge in this historical period as relevant actors of pregnancy: they carefully observe their pregnant wives’ lifestyle and offer medical advice. Whereas recent studies emphasize the increasing influence of medical professions on the supervision of pregnancy throughout the 20th century, this paper stresses the unexplored role that fathers-to-be play in the diffusion of norms concerning maternity, and notably concerning pregnancy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0f173cc073e4244b40dbef33a0ee8b52024-02-13T14:51:33ZfraGenre, Sexualité et SociétéGenre, Sexualité et Société2104-37361810.4000/gss.4107« Il te faut mener une vie régulière » : prescriptions et rôle du père durant la grossesse (1960-1962)Fabien DeshayesAxel Pohn-WeidingerDrawing on a micro-historical study of the correspondence between a couple of primary school teachers in the beginning of the 1960s, this article analyzes the role of fathers during pregnancy. The combined study of both personal archives (letters) and the contemporary medical discourse (scientific literature, pregnancy guides, press) suggests that fathers-to-be emerge in this historical period as relevant actors of pregnancy: they carefully observe their pregnant wives’ lifestyle and offer medical advice. Whereas recent studies emphasize the increasing influence of medical professions on the supervision of pregnancy throughout the 20th century, this paper stresses the unexplored role that fathers-to-be play in the diffusion of norms concerning maternity, and notably concerning pregnancy.https://journals.openedition.org/gss/4107normssocial controlpregnancyriskspaternity |
| spellingShingle | Fabien Deshayes Axel Pohn-Weidinger « Il te faut mener une vie régulière » : prescriptions et rôle du père durant la grossesse (1960-1962) Genre, Sexualité et Société norms social control pregnancy risks paternity |
| title | « Il te faut mener une vie régulière » : prescriptions et rôle du père durant la grossesse (1960-1962) |
| title_full | « Il te faut mener une vie régulière » : prescriptions et rôle du père durant la grossesse (1960-1962) |
| title_fullStr | « Il te faut mener une vie régulière » : prescriptions et rôle du père durant la grossesse (1960-1962) |
| title_full_unstemmed | « Il te faut mener une vie régulière » : prescriptions et rôle du père durant la grossesse (1960-1962) |
| title_short | « Il te faut mener une vie régulière » : prescriptions et rôle du père durant la grossesse (1960-1962) |
| title_sort | il te faut mener une vie reguliere prescriptions et role du pere durant la grossesse 1960 1962 |
| topic | norms social control pregnancy risks paternity |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/gss/4107 |
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