The Nobility of Suffering
Illness and Misfortune among Latin American Immigrant Women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2582284 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ellen Lewin (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 152 |
| Publication date | 1979-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropological Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-5491 • E-ISSN: 1534-1518 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3317643 |
| OpenAlex | W2045893462 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
Latino women in San Francisco's Mission District display intense concern with illness, devoting considerable time to discussions of ailments and to pursuit of medical solutions. The analysis shows that sickness permits relief from altruism normally expected of women, while attesting to past self-sacrifice. Direct ventilation of tension, respite from domestic duties, and excursions to medical facilities provide acceptable modes of self-involvement. Further, illness offers women a metaphoric vehicle for expression of discontent and for symbolic management of difficulties arising from poverty and from assimilation pressures
Archaeology · Art · Immigration · Latin Americans · Misfortune · Nobility · Political science · Community Health and Development · Emotional Labor in Professions · History · Law · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 1992 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |