Sex, Race and 'Unnatural' Difference: Tracking the Chiastic Logic of Menopause-Related Discourses

European Journal of Women's Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-44

  Roberts, Celia ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological body; Chiasmas; Hormone replacement therapy; Le Doeuff; Menopause; Race; Sex hormones; Sexual difference

Indexed keywords

EID: 0842303609     PISSN: 13505068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350506804039813     Document Type: Review

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