PMS as a Gendered Illness Linked to the Construction and Relational Experience of Hetero-Femininity

Sex Roles

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 132-150

  Ussher, Jane M ^a   Perz, Janette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Constructionist; Gendered role; Hetero femininity; Lesbian; Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872651547     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-011-9977-5     Document Type: Article

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