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| How women experience menopause: the importance of social context | | Author(s) | Julie A Winterich, Debra Umberson |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 11, no 4, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 57-73 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Menopause ; Older women ; Attitude ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The menopause is often constructed as a time of loss by popular culture and medical practice, yet, recent studies suggest that women do not experience the menopause in this way. This study analysed personal accounts of women's menopausal experiences to understand why most women view menopause as an insignificant event. A total of 16 in-depth interviews with a diverse sample of women were analysed to examine how social contexts affect women's experiences with menopause and the meaning of those experiences. Findings revealed that most women viewed menopause as inconsequential because other events of midlife were more important or stressful to them. However, when cultural and medical contexts were examined, the study found that some women did not avoid others' negative constructions of menopause as a time of loss. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000419404 A |
| Classmark | CC:BD: BD: DP: 7T |
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