There is a time for everything: a study of menopausal/climacteric experiences of Sikh women in Canada.

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Title There is a time for everything: a study of menopausal/climacteric experiences of Sikh women in Canada.
Publication Type dissertation
School or College College of Nursing
Department Nursing
Author George, Theresa.
Date 1985-12
Description This was an exploratory, descriptive study utilizing an ecological framework and a modified ethnographic methodology. The focus of the investigation was the meaning, expectations and experiences surrounding menopause and the climacteric of Sikh, Indo-Canadian women in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Data were collected from 50 informants between the ages of 35 and 75. Eight of the informants were premenopausal, 2 were climacteric, and 40 were postmenopausal. Of the 40 postmenopausal women, 36 had natural menopause and 4 artificial (hysterectomies). All of the informants had lived part their lives in Punjab, India. In order to present the women in context, a description of the cultural ecological environment of the informants both in Punjab, India and in Vancouver, British Columbia is presented. Data related to the women's values, beliefs, roles, role expectations, demographic attributes, lifestyles, expectations and experiences surrounding menopause and the climacteric are presented. The description of the informants' experiences and symbolic meaning relative to the climacteric and menopause reflect certain patterns and themes. A discussion of these identified themes is also presented.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Sikh Women; Vancouver; Anthropology
Subject MESH Menopause; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Climacteric
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name PhD
Language eng
Relation is Version of Digital reproduction of "There is a time for everything: a study of menopausal/climacteric experiences of Sikh women in Canada." Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. Print version of "There is a time for everything: a study of menopausal/climacteric experiences of Sikh women in Canada." available at J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collection. RG 41.5 1985 G46.
Rights Management © Theresa George.
Format application/pdf
Format Medium application/pdf
Identifier us-etd2,158
Source Original: University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (no longer available).
Funding/Fellowship Canadian government Ph.D. fellowhsip award (6607-1367-47)
ARK ark:/87278/s66t1236
Setname ir_etd
ID 192416
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66t1236
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