Reifying women's experiences with invisible illness illusions, delusions, reality / edited by Kesha Morant Williams and Frances Selena Morant.

Other author Williams, Kesha Morant.
Other author Morant, Frances Selena.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham : Lexington Books, [2018]
Descriptionxviii, 147 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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SeriesLexington studies in health communication
Lexington studies in health communication. ^A1443405
Contents Introduction : not an illusion / Kesha Morant Williams -- My sister's keeper : sibling social support and chronic illness / Kesha Morant Williams -- Temporal reflections of UC remission : an autoethnography of body image & acceptance / Nicole Defenbaugh -- A semblance of normalcy : social isolation and the burden of looking well / Hannah Thyberg -- Transparency and disclosure : yools for building trust and confidence / Emily Pfender -- An unexpected road to discovery : finding one's self in the midst of uncertainty / Launick Saint-Fort -- When lifestage matters : a narrative account of a pregnancy-related invisible illness / Eletra Gilchrist Petty -- Reframing personal and professional identity in connection to "ability" / Cerise L. Glenn -- Duty, honor, country -- sickness : finding strength in my personal battle with Gulf War illness / Elizabeth Desnoyer-Colas -- Complicit in concealing illness : black women, beauty, identity, and breast cancer / Annette Matlock Gatison -- The enemy at the door : my friend's silent battle to breast cancer / Wei Sun.
Abstract This book provides an alternative to narratives that privilege the biomedical perspective on women's invisible illnesses. The contributors include women who exude diversity as it relates to race and ethnicity, career, religious experience, education, social support, and interpersonal relationships.-- Source other than Library of Congress.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017955515
ISBN9781498551007 (alk. paper)
ISBN1498551009 (alk. paper)

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