Health Communication and Breast Cancer among Black Women: Culture, Identity, Spirituality, and Strength

Annette D. Madlock

doi:10.5771/9780739185162

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.

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Edition: 1/2016
Copyright Year: 2016
ISBN-Print: 978-0-7391-8515-5
ISBN-Online: 978-0-7391-8516-2
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 87
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
3. Terminology No access
4. Introduction No access
Chapter One: Background and Theoretical Framing No access Pages 1 - 10
Chapter Two: Myth of the Strong Black Woman No access Pages 11 - 20
Chapter Three: God’s Got It No access Pages 21 - 36
Chapter Four: Embracing the Pink Identity No access Pages 37 - 44
Chapter Five: Work and Family No access Pages 45 - 58
Conclusion No access Pages 59 - 66
Appendix No access Pages 67 - 72
Bibliography No access Pages 73 - 82
Index No access Pages 83 - 86
About the Author No access Pages 87 - 87