The curse : confronting the last unmentionable taboo: menstruation / Karen Houppert.
The curse : confronting the last unmentionable taboo: menstruation / Karen Houppert.
The curse : confronting the last unmentionable taboo: menstruation / Karen Houppert.
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Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999.
Date
1999.
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N612.662/8
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 263 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. The Industry. Advertising: A Culture of Concealment. The Tampon-Dioxin Link: Should We Worry? A Case Study: Revisiting Toxic Shock. Targeted Marketing: The Stealth Campaign -- Pt. 2. The Adolescent. The Plummeting Age of Puberty and the "Epidemic" of Teen Sex. Sex and the Menstrual Genre. For...
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Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1999.
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Summary
"The Curse examines the culture of concealment that surrounds menstruation and the devastating impact such secrecy has on women's physical and psychological health."--BOOK JACKET. "But the hush surrounding menstruation makes it "impolite" to challenge such assumptions. Houppert argues that industry ad campaigns have effectively stymied consumer deb...
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The curse : confronting the last unmentionable taboo: menstruation / Karen Houppert.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N612.662/8
Record Identifier
74VvM4e3VrLX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvM4e3VrLX
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ISBN
0374273669 (alk. paper)
9780374273668 (alk. paper)
DDC
612.662
MMS ID
991007300029702626
