Expertise and Forms of Knowledge in the Government of Families
The Sociological ReviewPublished 1 November 2003Open access
Elizabeth Murphy
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This paper examines the relationship between the state and the individual in relation to an aspect of mundane family life – the feeding of babies and young children. The nutritional status of children has long been a matter of national concern and infant feeding is an aspect of family life that has been subjected to substantial state intervention. It exemplifies the imposition upon women the ‘biologico-moral responsibility’ for the welfare of children ( Foucault, 1991b ).
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