L48 Anthro 3283 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, Reproductive Health, Amniocentesis
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Did fieldwork with asian women in japan and canada and the u. s. Found that there was different physical, psychological and socially experiences with menopause. Japanese women did not think they were losing anything. Argued that ageing is easier to do in japan, because it is seen as gaining wisdom. Narrow view of estrogen imbalance misses social and psychological conditions associated with aging: you lose estrogen and then lose part of what it means to be a woman, can gain status or wisdom with ageing. Biological model that should be treat with hormone replacement therapy: problem is that it was practiced, not as much anymore, estrogen therapy led to an increase in breast cancer. Psychological a stress response, need mental health drugs. Feminist this is natural and shouldn"t be medicalized. Showed that women have greater breast cancer rates when estrogen therapies came around. Estrogen therapy is some risk factor for breast cancer.
