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100	1		_aDammery, Sally, _eauthor
245		0	_aFirst Blood
246			_aA Cultural Study of Menarche
264		1	_aClayton, Victoria, Australia _bMonash University Publishing _c2015
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336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490			_aCultural Studies
520			_aWhat woman forgets discovering her first period? First Blood examines the ways in which women from various countries : India, Sri Lanka, England, the Philippines, Greece, Italy, Uganda, Indonesia, Fiji, Chile, Ukraine, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong : recall this moment of menarche and what it meant to them, their families, and their societies. What is the mystique of women's first blood? Blood is blood : or is it? What is the history of menstruation, and does this history belong to women? Who created the meanings associated with menarche, and why? Are there marked cultural differences? Have meanings changed over time? First Blood answers these questions and investigates beliefs and traditions surrounding menarche, including the concepts of uncleanness, ceremony, secrecy, and lore still existing in many parts of the world. The influence of the sanitary hygiene industry is also explored, as is the role of the pharmaceutical industry in making menstruation optional.
653			_aCultural Attitudes To Menstruation
653			_aFirst Menstruation
653			_aMenarche
653			_aMenstruation
653			_aSociology
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