title: Perspectives on menopause.
abstract: Specific assumptions about knowledge lead directly to particular conceptualizations of menopause. The authors analyze the assumptions about menopause from biomedical, sociocultural, and feminist perspectives. In the process, how each perspective shapes research questions, research methodology, and interpretation of findings are discussed. The purpose of this article is to raise nurses' consciousness of consequences of basic philosophical assumptions on studies of menopause and knowledge generation.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Holm
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008593:Menopause / Q000208:ethnology / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D012107:Research Design; D014933:Women's Rights