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Self-care among older Catholic women in a historic suburban community parish.

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正題名/作者:	Self-care among older Catholic women in a historic suburban community parish./
作者:	Ballenger, Anne M.
面頁冊數:	205 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-06, Section: A, page: 2109.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International70-06A.
標題:	Anthropology, Cultural. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3361303
ISBN:	9781109200270

Self-care among older Catholic women in a historic suburban community parish.
Ballenger, Anne M.

Self-care among older Catholic women in a historic suburban community parish. - 205 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-06, Section: A, page: 2109.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Catholic University of America, 2009.

This research is intended to contribute to anthropological knowledge concerning self-care (health maintenance and illness prevention) in the United States among Catholic women ages 55 and over in a historic suburban community. The study explores the "cultural shaping" of health maintenance and illness prevention by analyzing the self-care conceptualizations and practices of thirty-four Roman Catholic women who are members of the Ladies of Charity voluntary church association. Research focuses on how women conceptualize, understand and act to maintain their health and prevent illness within a local community. Kleinman's (1980 and 1988) conceptual model of health care systems as cultural systems, composed of interrelated popular, folk, and professional health care sectors frames this study. Byron Good's (1994) approach, phenomenological interpretivist, is used to understand the cultural construction and symbolic nature of self-care narratives. Gay Becker's (2004) approach is used to situate self-care constructions as repertoire we draw on to negotiate health maintenance and prevention in the context of everyday life. The elicitation of self-care health maintenance and illness prevention beliefs and practices was conducted through semi-structured interviews and narratives, open ended discussions with key informants, and participant observation among members of The Ladies of Charity association. Ethnohistoric method is included to provide a better understanding of the social and historical place. The analysis and interpretation of documents and narratives was accomplished by identifying key themes and core concepts, metaphors and evaluative statements used to explain self-care health maintenance and prevention beliefs and practices.

ISBN: 9781109200270Subjects--Topical Terms:

179385
Anthropology, Cultural.

Self-care among older Catholic women in a historic suburban community parish.
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