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... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood and society > motherhood studies > birth imagery, metaphor, and myth
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood and society > motherhood studies > birth imagery, metaphor, and myth
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood and society > motherhood studies > birth imagery, metaphor, and myth
... > social science subjects > sociology > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood studies > birth imagery, metaphor, and myth
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood studies > birth imagery, metaphor, and myth
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood studies > birth imagery, metaphor, and myth
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood studies > birth imagery, metaphor, and myth

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birth imagery, metaphor, and myth  

Definition

  • Through language and imagery, birth has been used as a vehicle to elucidate other concepts, usually new, complex, or controversial. Often, representations of birth are metaphors for creativity or beginnings. [Source: Encyclopedia of Motherhood; Birth Imagery, Metaphor, and Myth]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-C18FJJ30-J

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