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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Lock, Margaret M. Encounters with aging. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1993 (DLC) 93021379 (OCoLC)28929326 |
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Material Type: | Document, Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Margaret M Lock |
ISBN: | 0520082214 9780520082212 |
OCLC Number: | 326336080 |
Description: | 1 online resource (439 pages) : illustrations |
Responsibility: | Margaret Lock. |
Abstract:
Challenging Western assumptions about female ageing and the menopause, this study examines the experiences of Japanese women and compares them to their North American counterparts. It describes how Japanese culture attaches little importance - and no social stigma - to the menopause.
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