Women in Pain : : Gender and Morbidity in Mexico / / Kaja Finkler.
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.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn Press eBook Package Complete Collection |
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Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2010] ©1994 |
Year of Publication: | 2010 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Nature of Sickness -- 3. The Nature of Gender -- 4. Gender and the Nature of Sickness -- 5. Gender, Culture, and Society in Mexico -- 6. An Aggregate Profile of a Sick Population of Women -- 7. Margarita: A Woman 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: "1 Have Found God" -- 16. Maria: Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire -- 17. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Glossary of Spanish Words and Phrases -- Index |
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Summary: | 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. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780812200430 9783110413458 9783110413618 9783110442526 |
DOI: | 10.9783/9780812200430 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Kaja Finkler. |