Dissonant Disabilities
Women with Chronic Illnesses Explore Their Lives
Michelle Owen editor Diane Driedger editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Women's Press of Canada
Published:30th Mar '08
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This much-needed collection of original articles invites the reader to examine the key issues in the lives of women with chronic illnesses. The authors explore how society reacts to women with chronic illness and how women living with chronic illness cope with the uncertainty of their bodies in a society that desires certainty. Additionally, issues surrounding women with chronic illness in the workplace and the impact of chronic illness on women's relationships are sensitively considered.
This collection addresses an under-researched and under-theorized academic topic, combining the perspectives of critical disability studies and feminist studies. Most importantly, it does so from the perspective of women who themselves live with chronic illness. The scholarship is sound and well-researched, but also adds an important dimension of personal experience that underlines the value of critical identity politics."" - Pauline Greenhill, Women's and Gender Studies, University of Winnipeg
ISBN: 9780889614642
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 373g
270 pages