Fingerson Girls in Power

Gender, Body, and Menstruation in Adolescence
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-8097-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 200 Seiten

A consideration of menstruation in the lives of teenage girls—and in the lives of teenage boys.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fingerson, Laura

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments 1. Introduction Menstruation is.
Salient Body Experiences
The Teen Participants
The Interviewers
Analysis of the Data
Organization of This Book 2. Negative and Ambivalent Experiences Concealment and Shame
The Horrors of Leaking
“Why I Never Carry a Purse”
The Body as Actor
What If It Gets Stuck?
Tampax Ads in a Room Full of Boys
The Checkout Boy
“Surfin’ the Crimson Wave”
“It’s Not a Big Deal” 3. Cultural Contexts Cultural History of Menstruation
Concealment and Hygiene
Taboos
Contemporary Views and Advice
Historical Context of Health and Medicine
Schools
The Family
Media, Advertising, and Merchandising 4. Medicalization and Gender Politics of the Body Medicalization of Menstruation
Fifth-Grade Health Class
Menstruation as a Reproductive Issue
What About the Blood?
Every Single Month Forever and Ever
Menstrual Suppression?
The Value of Female Bodies
What If Men Could Menstruate?
Understanding Gender
Living in Our Bodies 5. Girls in Power Agency and Power
Creatively Responding to Dominant Social Norms
Forging Connections
“I Don’t Think Boys Could Handle It”
Menstruation Is Social
Getting “It”
Stories and Supportive Talk
What’s Normal
How Embarrassing!
But Adults Don’t Talk This Way!
Interviewing in Community Groups
Isn’t Menstruation a Personal Event?
“We Should Just Create a Women’s Store” 6. Boys’ Responses Knowledge Is Power
Blaming Menstruation
“Grossing Them Out”
Menstruation as a Sexual Issue
Boys’ Jokes
Who Has the Power?
Embarrassing and Teasing Girls
Girls’ Advantages
Expressing Power: Second and Third Wave Feminism
Potential for Manipulation
Alternate Responses by Boys
“My Friend Kristin Explained.”
Beef Jerky 7. Conclusion: Bodies in Interaction The Teens’ Concluding Thoughts
Different Interpretations
Social Interactions and Gendered Power
Menstrual Celebrations
Reflections on Research Methods
Conclusion Appendix A: Participants in Individual and Group Interviews Girls
Boys Appendix B: Interview Guides Individual Interviews
Group Interviews Notes
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Laura Fingerson is an independent scholar, who received her PhD in Sociology from Indiana University.