NARRATIVES ABOUT MENSTRUATION IN TURKEY: SELF-SHAME, SUPPRESSION AND SILENCE-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

NARRATIVES ABOUT MENSTRUATION IN TURKEY: SELF-SHAME, SUPPRESSION AND SILENCE

Published:2022-10-30 Issue: Volume: Page:471-487
ISSN:2148-9947
Container-title:Sosyoloji Araştırmaları Dergisi
language:tr
Short-container-title:SAD / JSR

Author:

PEHLİVANLI Ezgi¹,GEDİK Esra²

Affiliation:

1. Stavenger Üniversitesi

2. BOZOK ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Abstract

In this study, we explore how women perceive menstruation in Turkey. The general discourse in Turkey defines menstruation as an adverse and even dirty biological process mainly described as “being ill” and/or making women unable to worship until becoming clean again. Experiences of menstruation also shape women’s identities to a certain extent and create adverse feelings as a fundamental part of womanhood in Turkey. The experiences of the participants reflect the dynamic interactions among being suppressed, feeling self-shame, and being silent. The main dataset of this study was collected from December 2021 to February 2022 in Turkey via 20 online in-depth interviews conducted with a semi-structured questionnaire.

Publisher

Sosyoloji Arastirmalari Dergisi

Subject

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,General Agricultural and Biological Sciences,General Business, Management and Accounting,Materials Science (miscellaneous),Business and International Management

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