摘要:

This paper reviews and critiques the sparse and largely unsntisfactory literature on the menopause, noting the male perspective in much of the writing and the lack of awareness of the part played by sociocultural factors in problems at-tributed to the menopause. The inappropriate use of estrogen replacement therapy for such problems, particularly in light of recent findings linking such treatment with increased incidence of uterine cancer is also noted. Next the work of Neugarten, of Kraines and of Levit on non-clinical populations is reported. Their research indicates that menopause is not a problem for most women. The cross-cultural studies of Datan and of Bart support the position that problems women have are predominantly culturally rather than hormonally induced. Finally we report Bart's work associating depression in middle aged women, "Portnoy 's Mothers' Complaint," with role loss. The final section of the paper presents unpublished survey data from a Seattle self-helpgroup, Women in Midstream, and from the Boston Women's Health Book Collective.

ISSN:0363-0242    

DOI:10.1300/J013v01n03_01

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1975

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Although historically biological explanations have dominated the professional literature on pre-menstrual behavior and emotionality, the support for any biological hypothesis has been equivocal at best. Explicit incorporation of both physiological and social-cognitive factors as unconfounded independent variables in the same study has been rare. Moreover, the range of behaviors and physical changes for which "premenstrual tension" is the assumed explanation has grown so wide that the utility and plausibility of the explanation may be seriously questioned. The four studies reported here explored a new conceptualization of pre-menstrual emotionality derived from social attribution theory by attempting to establish the sufficiency, plausibility and parsimony of a two-factor theory of pre-menstrual emotion.

ISSN:0363-0242    

DOI:10.1300/J013v01n03_02

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1975

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Women are 80% of the health labor force-a clear majority of all health workers. Women are not a majority, however, in every health occupation. Women are the majority of nurses, but not physicians. Women are the majority of housekeepers, but not administrators. When we see that the occupations where women are a majority have less pay and less prestige then the ones where women are the minority, then we must ask what keeps women from being in the higher positions in the health system? In this article we try to answer that question. In the first part, we describe the present situation of women in health occupations, emphasizing hospital occupations and discuss some of the factors that influence that situation and factors that act as barriers to change. In the second part, we focus on organizing women to overcome these barriers.

ISSN:0363-0242    

DOI:10.1300/J013v01n03_03

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1975

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

No abstract available for this article.

ISSN:0363-0242    

DOI:10.1300/J013v01n03_04

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1975

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

This paper reviews the status of women in the Soviet health system and demonstrates that their improved status is dependent on the total reorganization of the Soviet health system which has occurred since the Octobor Socialist Revolution.

ISSN:0363-0242    

DOI:10.1300/J013v01n03_05

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1975

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

No abstract available for this article.

ISSN:0363-0242    

DOI:10.1300/J013v01n03_06

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1975

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

No abstract available for this article.

ISSN:0363-0242    

DOI:10.1300/J013v01n03_07

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1975

数据来源: Taylor