Social Support and Motherhood (Reissue): The Natural History of a Research Project

Ann Oakley

doi:10.46692/9781447349471

Ann Oakley develops a sociology of the research process, telling how a research project on caring and social support is undertaken. The book has much resonance for social science researchers and others interested in the experiences of mothers, and the relations between social research, academic knowledge and public policy.

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Frontmatter
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New Introduction
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Acknowledgement
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Note on Numbers
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Introduction to the Original Edition
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1 - Social Origins
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2 - ‘A Friend a Day Keeps the Doctor Away’: Social Support and Health
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3 - Sickness in Salonica and Other Stories
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4 - Eve in the Garden of Health Research
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5 - A Bite of the Apple
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6 - Who’s Afraid of the Randomized Controlled Trial?
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7 - ‘One of Mummy’s Ladies’
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8 - Four Women
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9 - ‘Real’ Results
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10 - Women at Risk
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11 - The Poverty of Research
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12 - Models of Knowing and Understanding
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Appendix I - Study Guidelines
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Appendix II - Publications from the Social Support and Pregnancy Outcome Study
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Notes
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Index
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Contents
pp iii-iv

New Introduction
pp v-xi

Acknowledgement
pp xii-xiii

Note on Numbers
pp xiv-xv

Introduction to the Original Edition
pp xvi-xxi

1 - Social Origins
pp 1-23

2 - ‘A Friend a Day Keeps the Doctor Away’: Social Support and Health
pp 24-49

3 - Sickness in Salonica and Other Stories
pp 50-85

4 - Eve in the Garden of Health Research
pp 86-106

5 - A Bite of the Apple
pp 107-136

6 - Who’s Afraid of the Randomized Controlled Trial?
pp 137-168

7 - ‘One of Mummy’s Ladies’
pp 169-226

8 - Four Women
pp 227-292

9 - ‘Real’ Results
pp 293-336

10 - Women at Risk
pp 337-376

11 - The Poverty of Research
pp 377-410

12 - Models of Knowing and Understanding
pp 411-429

Appendix I - Study Guidelines
pp 430-457

Appendix II - Publications from the Social Support and Pregnancy Outcome Study
pp 458-460

Notes
pp 461-465

References
pp 466-498

Index
pp 499-506

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