Assumptions: Figured Worlds and Birth
Sep 21, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 59
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Episode description
In this episode, Sara introduces the concept of figured worlds. Figured worlds are the simplified mental perceptions we have of the way things typically work. In birth, common figured worlds hold many families back from having empowered, active birth experiences.
REFERENCES:
Gee, James Paul. How to do discourse analysis: A toolkit. Routledge, 2014.
Holland, Dorothy C., William Lachicotte Jr, Debra Skinner, and Carole Cain. Identity and agency in cultural worlds. Harvard University Press, 2001.
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