Use of Digital Applications and the Construction of Menstrual, Reproductive and Sexual Relationships and Identities in southern Chile

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https://doi.org/10.29092/uacm.v21i56.1126

Keywords:

Technologies of the self, menstruation, fertility, sexuality, app, identity

Abstract

The results of a qualitative research that seeks to understand experiences and social relations around the use of menstrual/reproductive/sexual apps among university women in southern Chile, are presented. Two focus groups were carried out to analyse initial experiences of use, related concerns and interests, social tensions, and the construction of social relations. The conclusions provide elements for the understanding of the phenomenon and the questioning of heteronormative and patriarchal visions of technology and its effects on the construction of their identities.

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Author Biographies

  • Helder Binimelis Espinoza, Temuco Catholic University

    Profesor Asociado del Departamento de Trabajo Social de la Universidad Católica de Temuco, Chile.

  • Valentina Veechi Llanquilef, Temuco Catholic University

    Profesora a tiempo parcial del Departamento de Trabajo Social de la Universidad Católica de Temuco, Chile.

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Published

2025-01-10

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 56 (2024): Políticas de la subjetividad: las técnicas de sí en el mundo contemporáneo

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Dossier

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Use of Digital Applications and the Construction of Menstrual, Reproductive and Sexual Relationships and Identities in southern Chile. (2025). Andamios, Revista De Investigación Social, 21(56), 187-216. https://doi.org/10.29092/uacm.v21i56.1126