Title: Identity, health and women : a critical social psychological perspective /
Authors: Christodoulou, Jacqueline Ann, 1961-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Women Health and hygiene Psychological aspects.; Women Health and hygiene Social aspects.; Women Identity.; Women psychology; Women's Health; Self Concept; Gender studies: women.; HEALTH & FITNESS Women's Health.; Health psychology.; Psychology.; Social & cultural anthropology.; Social, group or collective psychology.; The self, ego, identity, personality.; Women Health and hygiene Psychological aspects; Women Health and hygiene Social aspects; Women Identity; United Kingdom
Abstract: This book explores the construction of a health identity from the standpoint of women's everyday experiences. It examines personal, interpersonal and societal aspects of construction to reveal an evolving identity that moves away from the often fixed stereotypical models of medical illness towards an axis of illness and wellbeing, and opens up further possibilities for identity reframing and recovery. The final part of the book presents a new model of identity construction framed in women's health identity. Linking with current theoretical thinking about gender, media, health psychology and identity construction, the book brings together a women's health grounded in women's experience and considers the implication of this new model for those investigating, providing and delivering health care.
Contents: Health and psychology -- Understanding women's health -- Identity theory and an interactive health identity -- Feminist as far as possible -- the feminist health identity and critical realism -- Investigating women's health -- Narrative touchstones of the storied perimenopausal health identity -- Interpersonal narratives of the perimenopausal health identity -- Stories of societal health -- Identity actions: bringing about social change.