"Purpose - To explore certain aspects of women 's experience of then
reproductive lives, in ddferent cultural contexts, especially their views on
sexuality and sexual practices. It is based on transnational comparative
research, and compares the experiences and meanings about motherhood
and mother/daughter relationships, especiallv referring to sexuality and
reproductive health. The two contexts we have chosen for this chapter are
a'rawn from our data on Indonesian and Canadian women. While these
women come from culturally diverse situations, we jind continuities
between their experiences as well as contrasts in the contexts in which
they live their reproductive lives.
Methodology - Our study was based on collecting participant driven
narratives focused on their experience of their reproductive lives. We
interviewed women from three generations in the same families to secure"
[Emerald Books, Fakultas Psikologi Universitas Indonesia], 2012
