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Puberty: sexed bodies and global change

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Summary: This project is a critical examination of puberty: what it is thought to be, how it is experienced, and how it is represented. The project has several elements: 1) detailed analyses of a variety of texts and discourses: biomedical papers, textbooks and reports; educational materials; images from fine art and popular culture; and social scientific research; 2) interviews and group work with parents and teachers about their experiences of educating children about puberty; and 3) group work with young people to explore new ways of thinking about puberty. The project will result in several papers and a book.

Key Facts

Type of Activity: Academic Research - Other

Principal Investigator: Celia Roberts

Dept/Research Groups: Centre for Gender and Women's Studies, Sociology

Keywords: Parenting, Psychosocial interventions, Feminist theory, Science studies, Science, technology and society, Biopolitics, Body image

Research Significance

Academic

Purpose of Research

Academic Research - Other

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