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Life change and change of life: asymmetrical attitudes towards the sexes in medical discourse in France (1770-1836)

The origins of the medical construction of the menopause are examined here, making complementary use of approaches borrowed from the social history of knowledge. The first question concerns the variety of terms used to designate “cessation of the menses”. These developments must be viewed in relatio...

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I publikationen:	URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cliowgh,
Huvudupphovsman:	Théré, Christine
Materialtyp:	Article ou chapitre numérique
Språk:	Anglais
Publicerad:	Clio 2022
Ämnen:	history menopause change male/female retour d’âge medicalization medical views gendered representations scale of human life Gardanne Guyétant histoire ménopause retour d’âge masculin/féminin médicalisation discours médicaux représentations sexuées échelle des âges de la vie
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spelling	openedition-oai:revues.org:cliowgh_1034 https://doi.org/10.4000/cliowgh.1034 urn:doi:10.4000/cliowgh.1034 en https://journals.openedition.org/cliowgh/1034 2022-10-11T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/e3u4 All rights reserved Life change and change of life: asymmetrical attitudes towards the sexes in medical discourse in France (1770-1836) Clio Belin info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2554-3822 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cliowgh Théré, Christine history menopause change male/female retour d’âge medicalization medical views gendered representations scale of human life Gardanne Guyétant histoire ménopause retour d’âge masculin/féminin médicalisation discours médicaux représentations sexuées échelle des âges de la vie Gardanne Guyétant The origins of the medical construction of the menopause are examined here, making complementary use of approaches borrowed from the social history of knowledge. The first question concerns the variety of terms used to designate “cessation of the menses”. These developments must be viewed in relation to the new scales of human life that were being elaborated over the period. Did this signal the first emergence of a gendering of the ages of life? Does the French expression âge de retour refer to an age that is specific to women, as certain authors suggest? The medicalization of the menopause can thus be placed in perspective, before looking more closely at the key moments of its construction over the period in question (1770-1836). Last, a final section questions the existence of a discourse on a masculine âge de retour and analyses the creation of gender asymmetries in the hygienist recommendations targeting men and women in their forties and fifties. La genèse de la construction médicale de la ménopause est ici appréhendée en croisant des approches empruntées à l’histoire sociale des savoirs. Cela conduit en premier lieu à revenir sur la variété des termes employés pour désigner la « cessation des règles ». Ces évolutions doivent être examinées en regard des nouvelles échelles de la vie humaine élaborées au cours de la période. Est-ce qu’une sexuation des âges de la vie, absente jusque-là, y transparaît ? L’expression « âge de retour » désigne-t-elle un âge propre aux femmes comme le laissent penser certains auteurs ? La médicalisation de la ménopause peut ainsi être remise en perspective, avant d’étudier de plus près les temps forts de sa construction au cours de la période considérée (1770-1836). Enfin, un dernier volet questionne l’existence d’un discours sur l’âge de retour au masculin et analyse la fabrique des asymétries sexuées dans les dispositifs hygiénistes destinés aux quarantenaires et aux cinquantenaires des deux sexes.
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topic	history menopause change male/female retour d’âge medicalization medical views gendered representations scale of human life Gardanne Guyétant histoire ménopause retour d’âge masculin/féminin médicalisation discours médicaux représentations sexuées échelle des âges de la vie Gardanne Guyétant
spellingShingle	history menopause change male/female retour d’âge medicalization medical views gendered representations scale of human life Gardanne Guyétant histoire ménopause retour d’âge masculin/féminin médicalisation discours médicaux représentations sexuées échelle des âges de la vie Gardanne Guyétant Théré, Christine Life change and change of life: asymmetrical attitudes towards the sexes in medical discourse in France (1770-1836)
description	The origins of the medical construction of the menopause are examined here, making complementary use of approaches borrowed from the social history of knowledge. The first question concerns the variety of terms used to designate “cessation of the menses”. These developments must be viewed in relation to the new scales of human life that were being elaborated over the period. Did this signal the first emergence of a gendering of the ages of life? Does the French expression âge de retour refer to an age that is specific to women, as certain authors suggest? The medicalization of the menopause can thus be placed in perspective, before looking more closely at the key moments of its construction over the period in question (1770-1836). Last, a final section questions the existence of a discourse on a masculine âge de retour and analyses the creation of gender asymmetries in the hygienist recommendations targeting men and women in their forties and fifties.
author	Théré, Christine
author_facet	Théré, Christine
author_sort	Théré, Christine
title	Life change and change of life: asymmetrical attitudes towards the sexes in medical discourse in France (1770-1836)
title_short	Life change and change of life: asymmetrical attitudes towards the sexes in medical discourse in France (1770-1836)
title_full	Life change and change of life: asymmetrical attitudes towards the sexes in medical discourse in France (1770-1836)
title_fullStr	Life change and change of life: asymmetrical attitudes towards the sexes in medical discourse in France (1770-1836)
title_full_unstemmed	Life change and change of life: asymmetrical attitudes towards the sexes in medical discourse in France (1770-1836)
title_sort	life change and change of life: asymmetrical attitudes towards the sexes in medical discourse in france (1770-1836)
publisher	Clio
publishDate	2022
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Life change and change of life: asymmetrical attitudes towards the sexes in medical discourse in France (1770-1836)

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