9789517650618 - Making sense of the teenage body: Sociological perspectives on girls, changing bodies, and knowledge (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:9517650612.

Soft Cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Text in English. 241 pp. Some general wear and tarnishing on covers. 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 feminity 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 on and contributes to discussions in feminist theory, sociology of health and illness and the sociology of the body.