Some Traditional Methods Are More Modern Than Others: Rhythm, Withdrawal and the Changing Meanings of Sexual Intimacy in Mexican Marriage
Author: Hirsch, Jennifer S.
Date Published: 2001
This paper discusses distinctions made by married Mexican women in the USA and Mexico between withdrawal and rhythm methods of traditional family planning, as well as between women who use these traditional methods and those who use more modern ones. Findings derive from an ethnographic study of gender and reproductive health in a Mexican transnational community. The primary method used was life histories complemented by 15 months of participant observations..
Date Published: 2001
This paper discusses distinctions made by married Mexican women in the USA and Mexico between withdrawal and rhythm methods of traditional family planning, as well as between women who use these traditional methods and those who use more modern ones. Findings derive from an ethnographic study of gender and reproductive health in a Mexican transnational community. The primary method used was life histories complemented by 15 months of participant observations..
