Suzy Gattuso
Biographic Data
| ID | 1250698 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Suzy Gattuso |
| GIVEN NAMES | Suzy |
| FAMILY NAME | Gattuso |
| SIGNATURE | GATTUSO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Charles Sturt University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Speaking of women's 'nameless misery: The everyday construction of depression in Australian women's magazines
Becoming a wise old woman: Resilience and Wellness in Later Life
Older women often describe themselves as well in spite of being objectively in poor health. Such a view of self as resilient can sustain women through the process of becoming older. Drawing on recent research, I discuss how a sense of resilience in later life may be informed by memories of loss and coping in the past. Through selective memories, women informants constructed a story of coping, one that provided a buffer against the challenges of a…
Rethinking gender, risk and depression in Australian mental health policy
In this article we draw upon the work of governmentality and cultural risk theorists (Foucault 1991; Rose 1999; Dean 1999; Lupton 1999) and feminist research into women’s experience of depression (Stoppard, 2000) to develop a gendered analysis of recent Australian mental health policies. We explore the power-knowledge relations that shape current policy directions, and hence the thinking that guides health professionals, in relation to women’s ex…
The ageing body and the self ‐project in women's narratives
Ageing presents women in Western society with challenges to the integrity of the embodied self. The construction of self is seen as a narrative process drawing on life history and cultural and occupational stories. Resolutions of the challenge to self‐preservation in ageing include integration of newly experienced aspects of self, splitting of identity, and dissolution of the self. Research documenting and interpreting the process of self‐reconst…
Speaking of women's 'nameless misery: The everyday construction of depression in Australian women's magazines
Becoming a wise old woman: Resilience and Wellness in Later Life
Older women often describe themselves as well in spite of being objectively in poor health. Such a view of self as resilient can sustain women through the process of becoming older. Drawing on recent research, I discuss how a sense of resilience in later life may be informed by memories of loss and coping in the past. Through selective memories, women informants constructed a story of coping, one that provided a buffer against the challenges of a…
The ageing body and the self ‐project in women's narratives
Ageing presents women in Western society with challenges to the integrity of the embodied self. The construction of self is seen as a narrative process drawing on life history and cultural and occupational stories. Resolutions of the challenge to self‐preservation in ageing include integration of newly experienced aspects of self, splitting of identity, and dissolution of the self. Research documenting and interpreting the process of self‐reconst…
Rethinking gender, risk and depression in Australian mental health policy
In this article we draw upon the work of governmentality and cultural risk theorists (Foucault 1991; Rose 1999; Dean 1999; Lupton 1999) and feminist research into women’s experience of depression (Stoppard, 2000) to develop a gendered analysis of recent Australian mental health policies. We explore the power-knowledge relations that shape current policy directions, and hence the thinking that guides health professionals, in relation to women’s ex…
Becoming a wise old woman: Resilience and Wellness in Later Life
Older women often describe themselves as well in spite of being objectively in poor health. Such a view of self as resilient can sustain women through the process of becoming older. Drawing on recent research, I discuss how a sense of resilience in later life may be informed by memories of loss and coping in the past. Through selective memories, women informants constructed a story of coping, one that provided a buffer against the challenges of a…
Speaking of women's 'nameless misery: The everyday construction of depression in Australian women's magazines
Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Ageing (2 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works)