Teaching Taboo Topics: Menstruation, Menopause, and the Psychology of Women

Autor/in	Chrisler, Joan C.
Titel	Teaching Taboo Topics: Menstruation, Menopause, and the Psychology of Women
Quelle	In: Psychology of Women Quarterly, 37 (2013) 1, S.128-132 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-6843
DOI	10.1177/0361684312471326
Schlagwörter	Females; Physiology; Psychology; Course Content; Mothers; Human Body; Teaching Methods; Stereotypes; Social Bias; Pregnancy; Birth + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Physiologie; Psychologie; Kursprogramm; Mother; Mutter; Menschlicher Körper; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Klischee; Schwangerschaft; Geburt
Abstract	The purpose of this article is (a) to consider reasons why women's reproductive processes receive so little attention in psychology courses and (b) to make an argument for why more attention is needed. Menstruation, menopause, and other reproductive events are important to the psychology of women. Reproductive processes make possible a social role that all women respect and most women hope to embody: mother. Yet, too many women and girls are ashamed of and embarrassed by these and other aspects of their bodies. Instructors of psychology of women courses are in a position to make a difference in their students' lives by breaking the communication taboo to discuss these topics openly, correcting misinformation, challenging stereotypes, and encouraging students to resist stigmatized messages about women's bodies. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10