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- catalog abstract "Why are Mexican women more likely to experience nonfatal diseases than their male counterparts? To unravel this mystery, Kaja Finkler explores the relationship between patterns of social interaction, cultural expectations, and gender ideologies. In Women in Pain, she examines the nature of sickness and its interaction with issues about gender and gender relations from both a historical and contemporary perspective. At the heart of Women in Pain are the life histories often women - most of them poor - who have suffered from chronic, nonfatal illnesses for extended periods. The women selected are very much individuals, but they are also representative of the larger sample from which they were chosen. Finkler shows how women's health issues are intertwined with social realities, cultural ideologies, and subjective evaluations. The women illuminate the subjective nature of sickness and how affliction is embedded in material and ideological webs. Finkler furnishes a fresh approach by weaving together the women's individual understandings about their lives, their distresses, their social circumstances, and their cultural beliefs. The resulting tapestry brings into bold relief aspects of their existence (including relationships with their mates) that pose dangers to their health. To give the reader a sense of how the women experience their pain, Finkler attends to the women's symptomatologies, to the bio-medical diagnoses they receive, to their health seeking trajectories, to the history of their symptoms, and to their biographies within the context of their anguish. She uses the concept of "life's lesions," defined roughly as the physical damage caused by cultural and social factors, to interpret the rich data gathered from her extensive fieldwork. While the focus is on the lives of Mexican women, the book speaks to women's existence in contemporary society in general, and to the theoretical concerns regarding gender and health. All those interested in gender issues, women's lives, and women's health issues in developing nations will find the book fascinating and rewarding reading.".
- catalog alternative "Project Muse UPCC books net".
- catalog contributor b5472017.
- catalog coverage "Mexico Social conditions 20th century.".
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "Finkler furnishes a fresh approach by weaving together the women's individual understandings about their lives, their distresses, their social circumstances, and their cultural beliefs. The resulting tapestry brings into bold relief aspects of their existence (including relationships with their mates) that pose dangers to their health. To give the reader a sense of how the women experience their pain, Finkler attends to the women's symptomatologies, to the bio-medical diagnoses they receive, to their health seeking trajectories, to the history of their symptoms, and to their biographies within the context of their anguish. She uses the concept of "life's lesions," defined roughly as the physical damage caused by cultural and social factors, to interpret the rich data gathered from her extensive fieldwork. ".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-229) and index.".
- catalog description "Pt. I. The Problem -- 1. Introduction. 2. The Nature of Sickness. 3. The Nature of Gender. 4. Gender and the Nature of Sickness -- Pt. II. The Context. 5. Gender, Culture, and Society in Mexico. 6. An Aggregate Profile of a Sick Population of Women -- Pt. III. Women's Lives and Women's Pains. 7. Margarita: A Women in Search of Individuation. 8. Alicia: A Mother and a Mistress. 9. Julia: A Drunken Husband. 10. Rebecca: A Woman on the Verge of Disintegration. 11. Juana: In Search of Dignity Amid a Garbage Dump. 12. Carlota: From Proletarian to Housewife. 13. Josefina: "All My Life I Worked Very Hard" 14. Susana: A Woman Who Ventured into the Public Domain. 15. Norma: "I Have Found God" 16. Maria: Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire -- 17. Conclusion.".
- catalog description "While the focus is on the lives of Mexican women, the book speaks to women's existence in contemporary society in general, and to the theoretical concerns regarding gender and health. All those interested in gender issues, women's lives, and women's health issues in developing nations will find the book fascinating and rewarding reading.".
- catalog description "Why are Mexican women more likely to experience nonfatal diseases than their male counterparts? To unravel this mystery, Kaja Finkler explores the relationship between patterns of social interaction, cultural expectations, and gender ideologies. In Women in Pain, she examines the nature of sickness and its interaction with issues about gender and gender relations from both a historical and contemporary perspective. At the heart of Women in Pain are the life histories often women - most of them poor - who have suffered from chronic, nonfatal illnesses for extended periods. The women selected are very much individuals, but they are also representative of the larger sample from which they were chosen. Finkler shows how women's health issues are intertwined with social realities, cultural ideologies, and subjective evaluations. The women illuminate the subjective nature of sickness and how affliction is embedded in material and ideological webs. ".
- catalog extent "xviii, 238 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0812215273 (pbk. : acid-free paper)".
- catalog identifier "0812232437 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press,".
- catalog spatial "Mexico Social conditions 20th century.".
- catalog spatial "Mexico".
- catalog spatial "Mexico.".
- catalog subject "1994 E-451".
- catalog subject "614.4/272/082 20".
- catalog subject "RA564.85 .F56 1994".
- catalog subject "Sex Factors Mexico.".
- catalog subject "Sex role Mexico.".
- catalog subject "Socioeconomic Factors Mexico.".
- catalog subject "WA 300 F499w 1994".
- catalog subject "Women Health and hygiene Mexico Case studies.".
- catalog subject "Women Health and hygiene Mexico.".
- catalog subject "Women Health and hygiene Social aspects Mexico Case studies.".
- catalog subject "Women Health and hygiene Social aspects Mexico.".
- catalog subject "Women's Health Mexico.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Pt. I. The Problem -- 1. Introduction. 2. The Nature of Sickness. 3. The Nature of Gender. 4. Gender and the Nature of Sickness -- Pt. II. The Context. 5. Gender, Culture, and Society in Mexico. 6. An Aggregate Profile of a Sick Population of Women -- Pt. III. Women's Lives and Women's Pains. 7. Margarita: A Women in Search of Individuation. 8. Alicia: A Mother and a Mistress. 9. Julia: A Drunken Husband. 10. Rebecca: A Woman on the Verge of Disintegration. 11. Juana: In Search of Dignity Amid a Garbage Dump. 12. Carlota: From Proletarian to Housewife. 13. Josefina: "All My Life I Worked Very Hard" 14. Susana: A Woman Who Ventured into the Public Domain. 15. Norma: "I Have Found God" 16. Maria: Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire -- 17. Conclusion.".
- catalog title "Women in pain : gender and morbidity in Mexico / Kaja Finkler.".
- catalog type "Case studies. fast".
- catalog type "text".