Erchull Mindy J.
Culpeper, VA, USA
This chapter reviews the scant amount of research that exists about the relationship that boys and men—who are not menstruators—have with menstruation. In looking at this relationship, Erchull sheds light on how boys and men learn about menstruation, what they actually know about it, and what beliefs and attitudes they hold about both menstruation and menstruators. The author pays special attention to fathers and the role they can play in educating their children about menstruation. Erchull concludes that, while there are still many questions and much to be learned, the knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes that boys and men hold about menstruation influence them in their interactions with menstruators.
本章回顾了现有的关于非经期的男孩和男性与月经之间关系的少量研究。在审视这种关系时，厄丘尔阐明了男孩和男性是如何了解月经的，他们实际上对月经了解多少，以及他们对月经和经期女性持有怎样的信念和态度。作者特别关注父亲以及他们在向孩子传授月经知识方面可以发挥的作用。厄丘尔得出结论，虽然仍有许多问题有待探讨且有很多需要学习的地方，但男孩和男性对月经的知识、信念和态度会在他们与经期女性的互动中产生影响。
