Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences BIRKBECK, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
Life partners, at least one of whom is undergoing or has in the past undergone the female menopause transition, are invited to discuss their understanding and experiences of menopause – to tell their story.
This is a Discourse Analysis study exploring how couples use language to create meaning. Unlike previous similar studies, it allows partners a voice.
It will involve an interview of about 1 hour – either in person or online.
If you and your partner are interested in participating and:
1.are in a pair relationship of any sexual orientation
2.one, other or both has/have present or past experience of menopause
3.are living in Greater London or S. E. England (in person interviews)
Please contact Teresa Mitchell for further information: tmitch08@student.bbk.ac.uk.
This is a MA Medical Humanities Dissertation Project supervised by Dr Sarah Marks (School of Historical Studies) and Dr Joanna Farr (School of Psychological Science).
The project has received Ethics Approval from Birkbeck College.
Participation in this research is voluntary and confidential. Should you choose to proceed you may withdraw at any reasonable time. Full details about what this means for this study will be provided in the information sheet you will be sent before your participation is fully registered.
Birkbeck is committed to ensuring that your personal data is processed in line with the GDPR and DPA 2018. All data will be processed in line with Birkbeck’s Data Protection Policy. For further information please visit: https://www.bbk.ac.uk/about-us/policies/privacy#7.