Menstrual Movement in the Media

Reducing stigma and tackling social inequalities

AvMaria Kathryn Tomlinson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

Del i serien Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change

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Beskrivning

This book investigates the impact of the mediation of menstruation and menstrual activism on young people’s knowledge, attitudes, behaviours, and interpersonal relationships. ?Since 2015, the menstrual movement has become increasingly visible on social media and in news media from across the globe.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-11-17
Mått:148 x 210 x 25 mm
Vikt:568 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change
Antal sidor:331
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031721946

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Medievetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Dr. Maria Kathryn Tomlinson is a lecturer in public communication and gender at the University of Sheffield. Her research examines the impact of health communication on social inequalities. She is the author of From Menstruation to the Menopause: The Female Fertility Cycle in Contemporary Women’s Writing in French.

Innehållsförteckning

1.Introduction.- 2. The Demands of the Menstrual Movement: Stigma, Misinformation and Social Inequalities.- 3. The Discursive Tactics of the Menstrual Movement: Destigmatisation, Intersectionality and Collective Identity.- 4. Seeing Menstruation in the Media: The News, Advertisements, and Memes that Teenagers Encounter via Social Media and the Mainstream Media.- 5.The Impact of the Media and the Mediated Menstrual Movement on young people’s attitudes towards activism, menstruation, and menstrual stigma.- 6. The Impact of the Media and the Mediated Menstrual Movement on Young People’s Awareness and Perceptions of Menstrual Inequities.- 7. Conclusion.