Journal of International Women's Studies articles from May 2002

Journal of International Women's Studies archives from May 2002

Determinants of living arrangements of Lesotho's elderly female population.(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... Abstract The paper addresses the demographic and socioeconomic correlates of living arrangements of women aged 60 years and over in Lesotho using the 1996 Census of Lesotho data file. Simple cross-tabular and multivariate techniques are...

The secrets of self-starvation.
May 1, 2002... Abstract This is a single case study for which a life history approach was adopted. The informant, a patient suffering from anorexia nervosa (AN), was specifically selected because of her particular circumstances. Three themes emerged from...

Feminisms and cross-ideological feminist social research: standpoint, situatedness and positionailty -- developing cross-ideological feminist research.
May 1, 2002... Abstract When we consider the different cultural spaces in which feminist social researchers might be carrying out empirical research the nature of 'feminist social research' becomes difficult to define. The issue becomes even more complex...

The trademark of a trend setter: an interview with Czech feminist writer and environmentalist Eva Hauserova.(Interview)
May 1, 2002... I had long known of Eva Hauserova -- major Czech feminist writer and founding figure of the Gender Studies Center in Prague. I met her personally for the first time at party she gave in Prague in spring 2001, certainly one of the most...

Assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of adolescent girls in suburban districts of Tehran about dysmenorrhea and menstrual hygiene.(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes and health-taking behavior of female students ages 15-18 years old in regard to dysmenorrhea and menstrual hygiene in suburban districts of Tehran, the capital...

Using film to teach Women's Studies courses: a teaching aid recommendation.
May 1, 2002... Diane Kholos Wysocki (i) I was recently sent a copy of the film "What a Girl Wants" (Produced by Elizabeth Massie, Made with a grant from the Teresa and H. John Heinz III Foundation, CHC Productions @2000, Distributed by Media Education...

Maternal Instinct.(Poem)
May 1, 2002... Maternal Instinct. After my nephew was born, tiny bluish body sliding from my sister's blood reddened vagina -- she clutched and pawed at the nurses, grasping to bring him immediately back into her circle of being I knew then there...