I would take a look in the archives for posts by Kathy Dettwyler, and then
I would lay my hands on that book, because you really need it. There are a
lot of posts in our archives about this. Kathleen

At 04:34 PM 4/11/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>I am looking for information and references about whether or not breasts are
>inherently sexual.  I remeber reading a chapter in "Breastfeeding:
>Biocultural Perspectives" but I no longer have access to the book.  I am in
>a friendly debate with an anthropologist that breasts are sexual by
>connotation, not nature.
>
>I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to write an article for the local
>papaer about breastfeeding in public and an editorial to follow up, now I
>need to support my claim that breasts primarily have one purpose.
>
>If anyone has the time to email me some information, I would sure appreciate
>it.
>
>Laurena
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