Anthropology and the menopause: the development of a theoretical framework.
Maturitas
; 4(3): 181-93, 1982 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-7154971
A theoretical framework has been presented in which the menopause was treated as an event for which the definition and meaning must vary from one socio-cultural context to another. Depending on whether the stereotype of the menopause and the peri-menopausal woman in a society is positive or negative, it will offer either a benefit or a threat to the self-esteem of women as they enter the peri-menopause. Women whose self-esteem is already high will not be as susceptible to a negative stereotype as women whose self-esteem is low. Among the latter, the further fall in their self-image will be the key aetiological factor accounting for psychological distress among women in the peri-menopause.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Menopausia
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Antropología
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Maturitas
Año:
1982
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Irlanda