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Field name	Details
Nuova numerazione	79971
Collocazione	UPS BIBL CENTR 39-C-632
Autore	JACKSON, T. E.
Titolo	Policing a menstrual monster : how working class girls discuss their menstrual reactions and experiences. Parte componente di periodico
Descrizione fisica	pp. 153-170.
Nota generale	Estratto da: Journal of youth studies 2019, 22, 2.
Riassunto	Much of the research on menarche and menstruation has been conducted with white, middle-class, heterosexual participants. The purpose of this study was to investigate among a group of urban, working-class participants how social identities shape girls' construction of their preparation for menarche, emotional responses to the event, and subsequent menstrual maintenance practices. Fifteen adolescent girls (ages 11-16) participated in flexible in-depth interviews meant to explore their family and life history, their menarcheal experiences and menstrual practices, and transition to womanhood more broadly. Thematic analysis of the data revealed three significant themes highlighting how participants made sense of menstruation. Participants discussed a culture of silence around menstruation which contributed to their feeling poorly prepared for menarche; noted negative and uncontrollable emotional reactions to menstruation; and expressed embodied suffering and efforts to engage in self-policing in order to take back a perceived loss of control of their bodies. It is argued that more research taking into consideration how social identities can impact the experience of menarche is needed to create sensitive and informed education that targets the unique needs of working-class adolescents.
Tipo di documento	RICERCA.
Soggetto	SVILUPPO SESSUALE.
	DONNA.
	ADOLESCENTI.
	GRUPPI.
	IDENTITÀ.
	EMOZIONI.
	SCUOLA SECONDARIA.
	CLASSE SOCIALE.
	USA.
Ambito	Sociologico
Ambito	Psicologico
Titolo correlato	Journal of youth studies 2019, 22, 2.
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Policing a menstrual monster : how working class girls discuss their menstrual reactions and experiences.