Blood Stories

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Menarche and the Politics of the Female Body in Contemporary U.S. Society

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This text focuses on menarche, the first menstrual period, as a central aspect of body politics in US society. Using narratives of 104 diverse women, the authors address the central question of how menarche as a bodily event takes on a cultural significance in a society that devalues women and explores how women have both provided support for and resisted gendered social relations of power through their negotiation of this crucial life transition. Examining issues of contamination and concealment, and the sexualization that occurs at menarche, the authors emphasize how the politics of gender are negotiated on and through women's bodies.

Author Biography:

Janet Lee is Associate Professor and Director of Women's Studies at Oregon State University. Jennifer Sasser Coen is a doctoral candidate and instructor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at Oregon State University.

Release date Australia

August 27th, 1996

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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Pages

214

Dimensions

152x229x13

ISBN-13

9780415915472

Product ID

5771710

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