First Blood: A Cultural Study of Menarche 9781925377040

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Автор: Sally Dammery
Название: First Blood: A Cultural Study of Menarche
ISBN: 9781925377040
Издательство: Gazelle Book Services
Классификация:

Культурология

Гендерные исследования: женщины

ISBN-10: 1925377040
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 240
Вес: 0.34 кг.
Дата издания: 15.03.2016
Серия: Cultural/Regional Studies
Язык: English
Размер: 231 x 152 x 15
Ключевые слова: Cultural studies,Gender studies: women
Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: What woman forgets the moment of discovering her first period? The shock? Fear? Panic? Loathing? Embarrassment? Pride? Happiness? This book examines the ways in which women from countries as diverse as India and Sri Lanka, England, the Philippines, Greece, Italy, Uganda, Indonesia, Fiji, Chile, Ukraine, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong, recall this moment of menarche and what it meant to them, their families, and their societies. What is the mystique of womens first blood? Who created the meanings associated with menarche (me-NAR-kee), and why? Have meanings changed significantly over time and if they have, how? And for what reasons? The book answers these questions and investigates beliefs and traditions surrounding menarche, including the concepts of uncleanness, of ceremony, of secrecy and lore still existing in many parts of the world. The influence of science and technology in the development of the sanitary hygiene industry is traced, together with the role of the pharmaceutical industry in making menstruation an optional event.

First Blood: A Cultural Study of Menarche, Sally Dammery