Shame and Disgust in the Making of the Feminine

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The Appearance of Menses
By Aurélia Mardon
English

Having interviewed mothers and their daughters about menarche, this event appears as a negative experience. The way menarche is presented by family drives girls to associate it with shame and disgust and also to consider woman statuses as a restraint.

Keywords

  • adolescence
  • puberty
  • bodily substances
  • educative practices
  • disgust
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