02828oam 2200649I 450 991097307210332120251117070525.01-315-86581-51-317-95883-71-317-95882-910.4324/9781315865812 (CKB)3710000000540245(EBL)4218897(SSID)ssj0001591131(PQKBManifestationID)16287252(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001591131(PQKBWorkID)14179229(PQKB)10533763(MiAaPQ)EBC4218897(OCoLC)958101193(BIP)63775784(BIP)47101144(EXLCZ)99371000000054024520180706d2016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBlood stories menarche and the politics of the female body in contemporary U.S. society /Janet Lee and Jennifer Sasser-CoenLondon :Routledge,2016.1 online resource (214 p.)First published 1996 by Routledge.0-415-91547-3 0-415-91546-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Menarche and Body Politics; 1 Bodies and Blood; 2 Women Re-membering Firstblood; 3 Contamination and Concealment; 4 (Hetero)Sexualization; 5 Intricate Relationships; 6 Older Women's Bodily Histories; Conclusion: Consciousness and Resistance; References; IndexBlood Stories focuses on menarche as a central aspect of body politics in contemporary US society, emphasizing that women are integrated into the social and sexual order through the body. Using oral and written narratives of 104 diverse women, the authors address the central question of how menarche as a bodily event signifying womanhood takes on cultural significance in a society that devalues women. Exploring issues of contamination and concealment and the sexualization of women's bodies that occurs at menarche, the authors emphasize how the politics of gender are negotiated on/through women's bodies.MenarcheMenstruationHuman bodySocial aspectsHuman bodyPolitical aspectsMenarche.Menstruation.Human bodySocial aspects.Human bodyPolitical aspects.612.662612.662Lee Janet1954-,1188554Sasser-Coen Jennifer1966-1861598MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973072103321Blood stories4467735UNINA