Health communication and breast cancer among Black women : culture, identity, spirituality, and strength / Annette D. Madlock Gatison.

By:

Madlock Gatison, Annette [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 87 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780739185162
0739185160

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Health communication and breast cancer among black women.DDC classification:

616.99/44900896073 23

LOC classification:

RC280.B8 M253 2016

NLM classification:

2016 H-288
WP 870

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Contents:

Introduction -- Terminology -- Background and theoretical framing -- Myth of the strong black woman: asset or liability -- God's got it: Faithtalk -- Interlude: survivors story in her own words / by Vernell Smith -- Embracing the pink identity: Black women and pink ribbon culture -- Work and family -- Interlude: a friend and family member's story in their own words / by Yvette Toko -- Conclusion: body politics, coping, and reframing the narrative.

Summary: "Health Communication and Breast Cancer among Black Women: Culture, Identity, Spirituality, and Strength addresses how the discourse of strength constructs the identity of Black women even during times of chronic illness through the lens of Black feminist thought and womanist ideology. In doing so, Madlock Gatison explores how the narratives surrounding pink ribbon awareness and survivorship culture, religion and spirituality, and the myth of the strong Black woman impact Black female breast cancer survivors' self-perceptions, views others had of them, and their ability to express their needs and concerns including those involving their healthcare. This book will be of interest to scholars of public health, health communication, and sociology"--Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Health Communication and Breast Cancer among Black Women: Culture, Identity, Spirituality, and Strength addresses how the discourse of strength constructs the identity of Black women even during times of chronic illness through the lens of Black feminist thought and womanist ideology. In doing so, Madlock Gatison explores how the narratives surrounding pink ribbon awareness and survivorship culture, religion and spirituality, and the myth of the strong Black woman impact Black female breast cancer survivors' self-perceptions, views others had of them, and their ability to express their needs and concerns including those involving their healthcare. This book will be of interest to scholars of public health, health communication, and sociology"--Provided by publisher.

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