Blood Stories - Menarche and the Politics of the Female Body in Contemporary U.S. Society (Paperback, New)

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.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 1996
First published:	1997
Authors:	Janet Lee • Jennifer Sasser-Coen
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	208
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-91547-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
LSN:	0-415-91547-3
Barcode:	9780415915472

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