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Beyond Deficiency: Broadening the View of Menopause

Beyond Deficiency: Broadening the View of Menopause Traditional medical response to women's health issues, cultural stereotypes of aging women,and folklore have contributed to the misunderstanding and misconception of menopause. Theseviews have produced a dominant view of menopause as a deficiency disease, a reductionisticview that obscures developmental and sociocultural factors. Broadening the view of menopauseto incorporate a range of contributing factors as well as attending to the diversity inherent inwomen's experiences will allow for a more inclusive research agenda, in addition to providingmore flexibility in resources and services for menopausal women. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Gerontology SAGE

Beyond Deficiency: Broadening the View of Menopause

Journal of Applied Gerontology , Volume 13 (2): 13 – Jun 1, 1994

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0733-4648
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1552-4523
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10.1177/073346489401300207
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Abstract

Traditional medical response to women's health issues, cultural stereotypes of aging women,and folklore have contributed to the misunderstanding and misconception of menopause. Theseviews have produced a dominant view of menopause as a deficiency disease, a reductionisticview that obscures developmental and sociocultural factors. Broadening the view of menopauseto incorporate a range of contributing factors as well as attending to the diversity inherent inwomen's experiences will allow for a more inclusive research agenda, in addition to providingmore flexibility in resources and services for menopausal women.

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Journal of Applied GerontologySAGE

Published: Jun 1, 1994

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