Karen D Ballard
Biographic Data
| ID | 4197109 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen D Ballard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen D |
| FAMILY NAME | Ballard |
| SIGNATURE | BALLARD K D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Surrey |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Private and Public Ageing in the UK
Sociological discussions of the menopause have focused largely on the ways in which women's experiences are socially and culturally shaped, with second wave feminists resisting a biomedical model of the menopause as a deficiency disease. Yet in emphasizing the social and cultural meaning, little attention has been given to women's experiences of the menopause as an embodied transition. This article presents findings from a qualitative data analys…
The role of the menopause in women's experiences of the 'change of life
Over the course of the 20th century, the menopause came to be viewed amongst the medical profession as a hormone deficiency state. This formulation of the menopause as a physiological and biochemical change, whilst in some ways appropriate, understates the importance of the social context in which the menopause is experienced. Drawing on women's accounts of the menopause, as described in the comments section of a longitudinal national survey, thi…
The role of the menopause in women's experiences of the 'change of life
Over the course of the 20th century, the menopause came to be viewed amongst the medical profession as a hormone deficiency state. This formulation of the menopause as a physiological and biochemical change, whilst in some ways appropriate, understates the importance of the social context in which the menopause is experienced. Drawing on women's accounts of the menopause, as described in the comments section of a longitudinal national survey, thi…
Private and Public Ageing in the UK
Sociological discussions of the menopause have focused largely on the ways in which women's experiences are socially and culturally shaped, with second wave feminists resisting a biomedical model of the menopause as a deficiency disease. Yet in emphasizing the social and cultural meaning, little attention has been given to women's experiences of the menopause as an embodied transition. This article presents findings from a qualitative data analys…
The role of the menopause in women's experiences of the 'change of life
Over the course of the 20th century, the menopause came to be viewed amongst the medical profession as a hormone deficiency state. This formulation of the menopause as a physiological and biochemical change, whilst in some ways appropriate, understates the importance of the social context in which the menopause is experienced. Drawing on women's accounts of the menopause, as described in the comments section of a longitudinal national survey, thi…
Private and Public Ageing in the UK
Sociological discussions of the menopause have focused largely on the ways in which women's experiences are socially and culturally shaped, with second wave feminists resisting a biomedical model of the menopause as a deficiency disease. Yet in emphasizing the social and cultural meaning, little attention has been given to women's experiences of the menopause as an embodied transition. This article presents findings from a qualitative data analys…
Gerontology (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Menopause (2 works) · Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Ageing (1 works) · Context (archaeology) (1 works) · Embodied cognition (1 works)