The Dance of Nurture

Negotiating Infant Feeding

Penny Van Esterik, Esterik, Richard A. O’Connor

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Berghahn Books
10 June 2022

Social & cultural anthropology; Medical anthropology

Series: Food, Nutrition, and Culture

Breastfeeding and child feeding at the center of nurturing practices, yet the work of nurture has escaped the scrutiny of medical and social scientists. Anthropology offers a powerful biocultural approach that examines how custom and culture interact to support nurturing practices. Our framework shows how the unique constitutions of mothers and infants regulate each other. The Dance of Nurture integrates ethnography, biology and the political economy of infant feeding into a holistic framework guided by the metaphor of dance. It includes a critique of efforts to improve infant feeding practices globally by UN agencies and advocacy groups concerned with solving global nutrition and health problems.

By: Penny Van Esterik Esterik, Richard A. O’Connor
Imprint: Berghahn Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781800734562
ISBN 10: 1800734565
Series: Food, Nutrition, and Culture
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 10 June 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Introduction PART I: CHALLENGES Chapter 1. Recovering Nurture Chapter 2. Studying Nurture PART II: CONTEXTS Chapter 3. Tracing the Human Story Chapter 4. Entering the Commensal Circle PART III: DIVERSITIES Chapter 5. Customizing Nurture in Southeast Asia Chapter 6. Modernizing Nurture: A Global Shift PART IV: INTERVENTIONS Chapter 7. Mastering Nurture: Lessons Unlearned Chapter 8. Negotiating Nurture: Yesterday's Lesson, Tomorrow's Hope References Index

Penny Van Esterik is a Canadian anthropologist who has trained at University of Toronto and received her PhD from University of Illinois. She has taught nutritional and feminist anthropology at York University, Toronto and has a long history of advocacy work on breastfeeding and child health. Her geographical focus is Southeast Asia, particularly Thailand and Lao PDR.

Reviews for The Dance of Nurture: Negotiating Infant Feeding

“The biocultural model developed by Van Esterik and O’Connor is a great contribution to the field.” • Social Anthropology “The book is a much-needed call for support for breastfeeding in developed and less developed countries and has the potential to save lives and reverse infant malnutrition in environments of poverty.” • Ann Millard, Associate Professor, Public Health Studies School of Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center - McAllen