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The point of confluence : a qualitative study of the life-span developmental importance of menarche in the bodily histories of older women

Creator:

Sasser-Coen, Jennifer

Abstract:

In this qualitative, phenomenological study I employed oral history methodology, grounded in a life-span developmental and feminist approach, to explore the developmental importance of menarche in twenty older women's "bodily histories." Menarche is an important developmental event in the female life course because it represents a major point of confluence...

Resource Type:

Dissertation