Conference proceeding
After Surgery for Cancer: Narratives of Removal, Repair, and Reconstruction by DES Daughters
International Sociological Association
01 Jan 1994
Abstract
It is shown how feminist theories of narrative can be brought to bear on social science research using evidence from in-depth interviews with DES daughters (whose mothers had taken DES [diethylstilbestrol] to prevent miscarriage) who have had vaginal & cervical cancer. Analysis demonstrates how their narratives support or subvert the conditions, relationships, & dominant meanings about gender & sexuality in which their lives have evolved. General concerns about representation & the relationship between figurative & material bodies are addressed.
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- Title
- After Surgery for Cancer: Narratives of Removal, Repair, and Reconstruction by DES Daughters
- Creators
- Susan Bell
- Publication Details
- International Sociological Association
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Sociology
- Other Identifier
- 991020638370804721