Contested illness, contested identity
How women with fibromyalgia construct legitimacy online
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 4597576 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Joanna Kerr (University of the Fraser Valley), Jenna M Kerr, Carey Demichelis (University of the Fraser Valley) |
| Año | 2025 |
| Volumen | 381 |
| Páginas | 118251 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2025-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Social Science & Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347 |
| Editorial | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118251 |
| PMID | 40505500 |
| OpenAlex | W4410796305 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 4 |
| Referencias citadas | 36 |
This research explores the lived experiences of women with fibromyalgia (FM) and the various ways they go about legitimizing a contested medical condition. Through ethnographic observation in a private online community, "Fibro Women Canada," and in-depth interviews with its members, we explore how women work to be seen as legitimate pain patients in the eyes of their healthcare providers. We argue that FM produces a dilemma of legitimacy, a dilemma of identity, and a dilemma of morality for its sufferers. In the face of these dilemmas, Fibro Women Canada functions as a backstage environment that supports two distinct, yet interwoven, forms of legitimacy building: (1) illness literacy, and (2) identity work. In particular, we attend to the moral stakes of seeking biomedical recognition, illuminating the every-day strategies that women use to construct themselves as deserving of care
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| Obras citantes distintas | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citas por año | 4 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 4 |