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An approach to the subject of menstruation which claims that women's feelings about their periods are shaped by men's attitudes and the imposition of their views on women. Sophie Law's research covered men as lovers, fathers, husbands, doctors and "experts".
List of contents
Why does menstruation matter?; pollution, taboo and etiquette; "a sick joke" - male culture on menstruation; interpreting attitudes towards menstruation - is reproduction central?; menstruation and sexuality - new rules for old; gynaecology - one patriarchal mode of knowledge on menstruation; men's views of menstrual pain - a failure of empathy; mood change and the menstrual cycle - the meaning of premenstrual tension.
About the author
SOPHIE LAWS is Research Worker/Co-ordinator for Physical Disability Services for West Lambeth Health Authority. She has been a feminist activist for many years, with a particular interest in women's health issues, and is a founder member of the
Trouble and Strife collective. She is co-author of
Seeing Red: the Politics of Premenstrual Tension and
Living with Sickle Cell Disease.
Summary
An approach to the subject of menstruation which claims that women's feelings about their periods are shaped by men's attitudes and the imposition of their views on women. Sophie Law's research covered men as lovers, fathers, husbands, doctors and "experts".
