Women, Body, Illness - Space and Identity in the Everyday Lives of Women with Chronic Illness (Paperback)

This provocative and moving work explores concepts of body and space to better understand the daily lives and struggles of women with chronic illness. Moss and Dyck show how such women coping with associated notions of illness, health, and being female restructure their physical and social environments through the strategies they choose to accommodate disabling illnesses such as chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis, or rheumatoid arthritis. Strategies might include disclosing or concealing illness from employers and friends; seeking or rejecting emotional support through old friends and new contacts; and pursuing or resisting specific diagnoses from the biomedical community. Featuring a wealth of original research and personal stories, Women, Body, Illness tells the tales of chronically ill women forging networks of support, redefining themselves, and challenging what it is to be ill."

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2003
First published:	April 2003
Authors:	Pamela Moss • Isabel Dyck
Dimensions:	223 x 151 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	236
ISBN-13:	978-0-8476-9544-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Illness & addiction: social aspects > General
LSN:	0-8476-9544-1
Barcode:	9780847695447

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