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BL
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986459
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b740829
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| Main Entry
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Berger, Gabriella E.,1961-
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| Title & Author
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Menopause and culture /\ Gabriella E. Berger.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;Sterling, Va. :: Pluto Press,, 1999.
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1 online resource (x, 209 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0585433674
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: 074531483X
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: 1849640505
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: 9780585433677
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: 9780745314839
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: 9781849640503
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0745314880
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9780745314884
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-206) and index.
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| Contents
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Menopause and medicalisation -- The quick-fix controversy -- Menopause across cultures -- Conceptualising culture -- Physical and psychological menopause experiences -- The sociocultural mediation of menopause -- Analysing menopause : a change for the better.
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| Abstract
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Using case studies from Australia and the Philippines, this volume refutes the notion that menopause is solely a physical condition, and argues that it is influenced by a variety of factors, one of them being culture.
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Menopause, Cross-cultural studies.
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Menopause-- Social aspects.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Women's Health.
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MEDICAL-- Reproductive Medicine Technology.
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Menopause-- Social aspects.
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Menopause.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Women's Studies.
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| Dewey Classification
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618.1/75
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| LC Classification
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RG186.B48 1999eb
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