Breast Cancer and the Post-Surgical Body - Recovering the Self

Zusatztext Eines Tages machen sich nämlich die beiden Freunde auf den Weg in die Stadt.Dort ist vielleicht was los. Ohrenbetäubender Lärm! vorbeibrausende Autos!Ampeln! Tausende von Schildern - da soll sich einer auskennen! Doch mitHilfe ihrer Freunde meistern sie alle brenzligen Situationen. Sie überquerenZebrastreifen und Ampel! lassen sich von Herrn Bibernasel die Straßenschildererklären und erfahren! auf was man besonders achten muß. Fußgänger immerlinks! Autos recht - sofort gemerkt! für die zwei doch kein Problem! Inspannenden Geschichten! tollen Spielen und vielen Basteltips erfahrt ihralles rund um den Straßenverkehr. Informationen zum Autor SAMANTHA CROMPVOETS received her doctorate from the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the Australian National University. She has taught sociology of health and qualitative research methods. Her interests include Medical Sociology, women's health, Sociology of rural health and qualitative methodology. Klappentext An examination of surgical breast reconstruction which establishes a strong link between, on the one hand, the personal feelings and actions of women with breast cancer, and on the other, powerful discourses and practices of the breast cancer movement. Zusammenfassung An examination of surgical breast reconstruction which establishes a strong link between! on the one hand! the personal feelings and actions of women with breast cancer! and on the other! powerful discourses and practices of the breast cancer movement. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Acronyms An Unacceptable Body Narratives of the Self Pink Advocacy: Camaraderie, Competition and the Making of a Breast Cancer Career Practices and Prostheses Breast Reconstruction Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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• Autori: S Crompvoets, S. Crompvoets, Samantha Crompvoets
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 13.04.2006
• EAN: 9781403999009
• ISBN: 978-1-4039-9900-9
• Pagine: 224
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Salute; Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia applicata; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche cliniche; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Altro; B, Gender Studies, Sociology, Surgery, Social Work, Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality, Self, Gender studies, gender groups, Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Philosophy of the Self, Self and Identity, Identity (Psychology), Social medicine, Medical Sociology, cancer;Self;women