Week 7 Discussion Prompt

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/_2OzLREwHtI

As you can see from the video, women return to being comfortable in their bodies during midlife, making it one of the happiest life stages. This feeling is hard to imagine when you are a young adult.

After watching the video and answer the following prompts.

• Discuss why you think menopause has traditionally been viewed as negative (and may still be by some groups) even though the research suggests it is not a negative time for women.
• Think about who benefits from the negative stereotype of menopause (e.g., cosmetic and pharmaceutical companies that make products for women of this age).
• Is there a menopause version in men? How is it similar to women's physiological changes? How are they different in terms of the socioemotional aspect?