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Making sense of the teenage body: Sociological perspectives on girls, changing bodies, and knowledge

Elina Oinas

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Description:This book is about young girls growing up.The focus is on the body, especially the meanings, practices and knowledge needs connected to the first period. The study examines messages of ideal femininity and the female body in the context of a Nordic welfare society with its professed faith in gender equality. "Heterosexualization", knowledge and power are identified as central themes. Why is the girl's changing body seen as trouble?How should the neutral- "what's the big deal?" - accounts of female bodies be understood?The different case studies are based on materials from medical advice columns in popular magazines and young adult women remembering their teenage years in a memory work group. The study draws sociology of health and illness and the sociology of the body.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Making sense of the teenage body: Sociological perspectives on girls, changing bodies, and knowledge. To get started finding Making sense of the teenage body: Sociological perspectives on girls, changing bodies, and knowledge, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 240

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Åbo Akademis förlag

Release: 2010

ISBN: 9517650612

Description: This book is about young girls growing up.The focus is on the body, especially the meanings, practices and knowledge needs connected to the first period. The study examines messages of ideal femininity and the female body in the context of a Nordic welfare society with its professed faith in gender equality. "Heterosexualization", knowledge and power are identified as central themes. Why is the girl's changing body seen as trouble?How should the neutral- "what's the big deal?" - accounts of female bodies be understood?The different case studies are based on materials from medical advice columns in popular magazines and young adult women remembering their teenage years in a memory work group. The study draws sociology of health and illness and the sociology of the body.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Making sense of the teenage body: Sociological perspectives on girls, changing bodies, and knowledge. To get started finding Making sense of the teenage body: Sociological perspectives on girls, changing bodies, and knowledge, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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