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This chapter charts societal attitudes toward the menopause, highlights the differences between pejorative medical views and the views of women experiencing menopause, and surveys sociocultural influences and the effects of life stress on menopausal symptoms. The sparse research on menopausal symptoms is reviewed, subjective reactions to such symptoms (e.g., hot flashes) are explored and a plea is made for the collection of more information. We begin with definitions.
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Formanek, R. (1988). Menopause. In: Offerman-Zuckerberg, J. (eds) Critical Psychophysical Passages in the Life of a Woman. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5362-1_14
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