Renaming, Reclaiming, Renewing the Self
Intersections of Gender, Identity, and Health Care
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12143408 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lake Dziengel (University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 105-110 |
| Publication date | 2013-11-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Affilia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0886-1099 • E-ISSN: 1552-3020 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0886109913510660 |
| OpenAlex | W2092325287 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
This is an autoethnographic account of seeking double mastectomy as a sexual minority due to advanced fibrocystic scarring. Using social construction, feminist, and ambiguous loss theories, themes of the concept of belonging, challenges of health care systems, reconstruction of identity, and responses of others depict the transformative process of gender identity and sense of self. Discussion of the role of resiliency and ambiguity are addressed, as well as ambivalence, and managing external stressors. Recommendations for social work education and practice include advancing sensitivity and competency on gender identity/expression and advocacy role in challenging the gender binary
Aesthetics · Ambiguity · Ambivalence · Developmental psychology · Identity (music · Political science · Psychology of self · Social group · Social identity theory · Sociology · Transformative learning · Family Support in Illness · Feminist Theory and Gender Studies · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |