Menopause: A Comic Treatment

by M.K. Czerwiec

Book Overview

Like so many other issues surrounding women's reproductive health, menopause has been treated as a cultural taboo. On the rare occasions that menopausal and perimenopausal women are depicted in popular culture, they are stereotypically cast as the butt of demeaning jokes that encourage us to laugh at their deteriorating bodies and emotional volatility. The result is that women facing menopause often feel isolated and ashamed. In a spirit of community...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271087129
• ISBN13: 9780271087122
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.3" x 10.7"

Customer Reviews

A Much Needed Book on a Little Discussed Subject

I really enjoyed the stories women told about the emotions they felt alongside the changes in their body. There were some lighter fiction pieces as well. The art was terrific. It's so hard to find a good book on what happens with your body later in life. So many books and opinions on pregnancy, but not as much research on perimenopause or menopause.