The Balancing Act: Care Work for the Self and Coping with Breast Cancer  

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Sulik, Gayle A.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Gender and society; vol. 21 no. 06 (Dec. 2007), page 857-877.
Topik: breast cancer; chronic illness; gender; care work; care work for the self
Fulltext: 857.pdf (130.45KB)

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Care work is both gendered and relational, defined typically as the care women do for others. When faced with a chronic life-threatening illness such as breast cancer, women must learn to perform care work for the self. Drawing from participant observation and 60 in-depth interviews, the author explores the gendered strategies and justifications women use to cope with breast cancer and engage in care work for the self. Women in the study used a multiprocess, gendered “balancing act” to learn to balance their needs with the needs of others, which involves setting boundaries and establishing criteria for accepting and asking for help. These strategies reflect a negotiation of normative expectations that stress women’s selflessness, empathy, and caring for others.

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