Essays about: "menarche"

Found 5 essays containing the word menarche.

  1. 1. We don’t sit and talk about this. : Exploring menarche and menstrual experiences of Primary Teachers in Catalonia and Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Marina Saladrigas Clemente; [2023]
    Keywords : Teachers; Menstruation; Menarche; Experiences; Sweden; Catalonia; Spain; Menstrual Etiquette; Institutional Non-Acceptance; Pollution Theory; Development Theory of Embodiment.;

    Abstract : We don’t sit and talk about this, aims at quite the opposite. While societies such as the Catalan and Swedish have become more gender equal and seem to advance towards being more welcoming for menstruating bodies, there are still many discomforts and oppressions related to the menstrual experience. READ MORE

  3. 2. First blood: Menarche as the foundation for women's self-realisation

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Elena Iacovou; [2023]
    Keywords : Parthenogenesis; goddess-worshipping; religion; religious studies; rites of passage; liminality; existential health.;

    Abstract : Goddess-based civilisations worshipped the divine as a parthenogentic primordial creative force. Parthenogensis a Greek word that derives from parthenos “virgin” and genesis “from the beginning” was the path of liberation or rebirth into one’s divine nature. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Role of Menstruation : a Case Study amongst Women from Nakwa Village in Tanzania

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Utveckling och internationellt samarbete

    Author : Anna Danielsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Menstruation; Women; Menstrual Hygiene Management; gender equality; menstrual shame; menarche; the Other sex; Matter out of place; contamination;

    Abstract : This study investigates what role menstruation have for women in the village of Nakwa, Tanzania; how inadequate MHM affects the perception of women; and how menstruation is affecting the gender equality within a marriage in Nakwa. Most women in Nakwa village struggle to maintain high standards of cleanliness regarding their own Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM). READ MORE

  5. 4. Pubertal Experience and Relationship Quality among Adolescent Girls in Sri Lanka

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

    Author : Lina Axelsson; Jenny Linjamaa; [2014]
    Keywords : Sri Lanka; puberty; menarche; experience; social relationship; IPPA-R; Sri Lanka; pubertet; menarke; upplevelse; sociala relationer; IPPA-R;

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  6. 5. Your daughter are getting older - a study about marriage traditions in Tamil Nadu

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Sara Häll; Katja Evasdotter; [2014]
    Keywords : menarche; gender-system; dowry; marriage traditions; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this qualitative study has been to generate understanding about young Indian women’s lives in general and school experiences in particular, with focus on how it has been affected by current marriage traditions. The marriage traditions have been analyzed from a gender perspective, connected to both conceptions of sexuality and impacts of economical factors. READ MORE