LEADER 03412nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910966548603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780791480977 010 $a0791480976 010 $a9781429417396 010 $a1429417390 035 $a(CKB)1000000000468044 035 $a(OCoLC)77058860 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10575962 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000163005 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11149529 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000163005 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10124061 035 $a(PQKB)10305812 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse6472 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3407536 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10575962 035 $a(DE-B1597)683592 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780791480977 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3407536 035 $a(Perlego)2672007 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000468044 100 $a20051219d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGirls in power $egender, body, and menstruation in adolescence /$fLaura Fingerson 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAlbany $cState University of New York Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (202 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780791469002 311 08$a079146900X 311 08$a9780791468999 311 08$a0791468992 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 177-185) and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $tNegative and Ambivalent Experiences -- $tCultural Contexts -- $tMedicalization and Gender Politics of the Body -- $tGirls in Power -- $tBoys? Responses -- $tConclusion -- $tParticipants in Individual and Group Interviews -- $tInterview Guides -- $tNotes -- $tReferences -- $tIndex 330 $aGirls in Power offers a fascinating and unique look at the social aspects of menstruation in the lives of adolescent girls?and also in the lives of adolescent boys. Although there has been much research on other aspects of gender and the body, this is one of the few books to examine menstruation and the first to explore how it plays a part in power interactions between boys and girls. Talking openly in single- and mixed-gender settings, individuals and groups of high school?age girls and boys share their interpretations and experiences of menstruation. Author Laura Fingerson reveals that while teens have negative feelings about menstruation, teen girls use their experiences of menstruation as a source of embodied power in their interactions with other girls and with boys. She also explores how boys deal with their own reduced power. The book extends our theoretical and analytical understanding of youth, gender, power, and embodiment by providing a more balanced view of adolescent social life. 606 $aTeenage girls$xPsychology 606 $aMenstruation$xSocial aspects 606 $aHuman body$xSocial aspects 606 $aSex role 615 0$aTeenage girls$xPsychology. 615 0$aMenstruation$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aHuman body$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aSex role. 676 $a305.235/2 700 $aFingerson$b Laura$f1974-$01805737 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910966548603321 996 $aGirls in power$94354501 997 $aUNINA