Menopause and culture /

Using case studies from Australia and the Philippines, this volume refutes the notion that menopause is solely a physical condition, and argues that it is influenced by a variety of factors, one of them being culture.

Bibliografiske detaljer
Hovedforfatter: Berger, Gabriella E., 1961-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: London ; Sterling, Va. : Pluto Press 1999.
Online adgang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt18fs8j4
Indholdsfortegnelse:
  • Menopause and medicalisation
  • The quick-fix controversy
  • Menopause across cultures
  • Conceptualising culture
  • Physical and psychological menopause experiences
  • The sociocultural mediation of menopause
  • Analysing menopause : a change for the better.