Menstrual Bodies and Gender

The Transnational Business of Menstruation from Latin America
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-981-19-2995-3
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 157 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 338 g

This book interrogates how the so-called “Feminine Care” industry travelled from the United States to Latin America via manufactured and disposable menstrual management technologies and certain narratives about menstrual bodies. The author focuses on Argentina as a case study to deepen the analysis of transnational politics and business practices around menstruation, drawing on women’s voices to unveil why menstruation is still a bodily process that is natural yet taboo in Latin America. This fascinating volume is a must-read for anyone interested in how the “Feminine Care” industry helped reify the insidious social mandate of shame and secrecy over women’s bodily experiences.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tarzibachi, Eugenia

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Gesundheitssoziologie, Medizinsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Putting Your Body into It.- 2. Menstruating, Doing Gender.- 3. Advertising “Feminine Protectors:” From Hygiene to Women’s Liberation.- 4. “Becoming a Young Lady:” The First Period as a Mark of Gender.- 5. The First Person: From “Rags” to Pads and Tampons.- 6. Conclusion: Overdue Policies on the Menstrual Cycle and Final Remarks.

Über Autor(innen)

Eugenia Tarzibachi is a licensed psychologist with a PhD in social sciences from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina), and a Master’s in clinical psychology from the University of San Francisco (United States). Author of the book Women's Thing. Menstruation, Gender and Power (in Spanish, 2017) awarded with the A´ngeles Dura´n Prize of the Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain) for the innovation and advancement of feminist theory. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research and is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist in California where she is currently living.