ISBN: 9780791480977

A consideration of menstruation in the lives of teenage girls—and in the lives of teenage boys.Girls in Power offers a fascinating and unique look at the social aspects of menstruat… More...

A consideration of menstruation in the lives of teenage girls—and in the lives of teenage boys.Girls in Power offers a fascinating and unique look at the social aspects of menstruation in the lives of adolescent girls—and also in the lives of adolescent boys. Although there has been much research on other aspects of gender and the body, this is one of the few books to examine menstruation and the first to explore how it plays a part in power interactions between boys and girls. Talking openly in single- and mixed-gender settings, individuals and groups of high school–age girls and boys share their interpretations and experiences of menstruation. Author Laura Fingerson reveals that while teens have negative feelings about menstruation, teen girls use their experiences of menstruation as a source of embodied power in their interactions with other girls and with boys. She also explores how boys deal with their own reduced power. The book extends our theoretical and analytical understanding of youth, gender, power, and embodiment by providing a more balanced view of adolescent social life.Laura Fingerson is an independent scholar, who received her PhD in Sociology from Indiana University. Digital Content>E-books>Social Sciences>Womens Studies>Womens Studies, State University of New York Press Digital >16<

ISBN: 9780791480977

A consideration of menstruation in the lives of teenage girls—and in the lives of teenage boys. Girls in Power offers a fascinating and unique look at the social aspects of menstruation i… More...

A consideration of menstruation in the lives of teenage girls—and in the lives of teenage boys. Girls in Power offers a fascinating and unique look at the social aspects of menstruation in the lives of adolescent girls—and also in the lives of adolescent boys. Although there has been much research on other aspects of gender and the body, this is one of the few books to examine menstruation and the first to explore how it plays a part in power interactions between boys and girls. Talking openly in single- and mixed-gender settings, individuals and groups of high school–age girls and boys share their interpretations and experiences of menstruation. Author Laura Fingerson reveals that while teens have negative feelings about menstruation, teen girls use their experiences of menstruation as a source of embodied power in their interactions with other girls and with boys. She also explores how boys deal with their own reduced power. The book extends our theoretical and analytical understanding of youth, gender, power, and embodiment by providing a more balanced view of adolescent social life. Laura Fingerson is an independent scholar, who received her PhD in Sociology from Indiana University. Gender, Body, and Menstruation in Adolescence SUNY Press Gender Studies 9780791469002 DE,GB,US,ES,IT,FR,MX English Social Sciences, State University of New York Press<

ISBN: 9780791480977

Girls in Power - Gender Body and Menstruation in Adolescence: ab 31.49 € eBooks > Fachthemen & Wissenschaft > Sozialwissenschaften State University of New York Press, State University of … More...

Girls in Power - Gender Body and Menstruation in Adolescence: ab 31.49 € eBooks > Fachthemen & Wissenschaft > Sozialwissenschaften State University of New York Press, State University of New York Press<

2012, ISBN: 9780791480977

Gender, Body, and Menstruation in Adolescence, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), [PU: State University of New York Press], State University of New York Press, 2012

2012, ISBN: 9780791480977

Gender, Body, and Menstruation in Adolescence, eBook Download (PDF), eBooks, [PU: State University of New York Press]