Women’s Experiences of Breast Cancer
| Autor: | Gun M. Roos, Marcy E. Rosenbaum |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
Oncology
medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Compromise Identity (social science) Context (language use) medicine.disease Femininity Developmental psychology Breast cancer Feeling Internal medicine medicine Personal experience Meaning (existential) skin and connective tissue diseases Psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Breast Cancer ISBN: 9780312294519 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-1-137-03779-4_6 |
| Popis: | Women’s experiences of breast cancer go beyond managing the physical issues of disease progression, treatment, and recovery. These experiences are inextricably woven with their social worlds. In confronting breast cancer, women must grapple with pervasive cultural meanings that surround this illness. For most women, there are a limited number of meanings from which to choose when trying to make sense of their encounters with breast cancer. The available models come to women through the media, social interactions, implicit cultural values, and individual experiences. Three areas of meaning consistently stand out in women’s stories about breast cancer. These include perceptions of (1) breast cancer as equated with death or, alternatively, as manageable and survivable; (2) treatment for breast cancer as compromising to a woman’s identity, femininity, and self-worth; and (3) breast cancer as an experience that should not be openly discussed. Most of these perception models bring with them implications that can compromise women’s ability to maintain feelings of hope, self-worth, and the power to share their experiences in the context of breast cancer. While some women readily embrace these available models, many struggle with the incongruence between their personal experiences and societal expectations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|