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 Info | Lanham : Lexington Books, [2018] |
| Description | xviii, 147 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Lexington 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017955515 |
| ISBN | 9781498551007 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1498551009 (alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |