{"product_id":"speaking-from-the-body-angie-chabram-dernersesian-9780816526642","title":"Speaking from the Body: Latinas on Health and Culture","description":"In compelling first-person accounts, Latinas speak freely about dealing with serious health episodes as patients, family caregivers, or friends. They show how the complex interweaving of gender, class, and race impacts the health status of Latinas--and how family, spirituality, and culture affect the experience of illness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here are stories of Latinas living with conditions common to many: hypertension, breast cancer, obesity, diabetes, depression, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, dementia, Parkinson's, lupus, and hyper\/hypothyroidism. By bringing these narratives out from the shadows of private lives, they demonstrate how such ailments form part of the larger whole of Latina lives that encompasses family, community, the medical profession, and society. They show how personal identity and community intersect to affect the interpretation of illness, compliance with treatment, and the utilization of allopathic medicine, alternative therapies, and traditional healing practices. The book also includes a retrospective analysis of the narratives and a discussion of Latina health issues and policy recommendations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These Latina cultural narratives illustrate important aspects of the social contexts and real-world family relationships crucial to understanding illness. \u003ci\u003eSpeaking from the Body\u003c\/i\u003e is a trailblazing collection of personal testimonies that integrates professional and personal perspectives and shows that our understanding of health remains incomplete if Latina cultural narratives are not included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angie Chabram\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816526648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816526642\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2008 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2009 pg. 68","brand":"Angie Chabram","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926479896831,"sku":"9780816526642","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_819fd7bc-3a91-45b5-a60b-5ec65bb5a38e.jpg?v=1681083302","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/speaking-from-the-body-angie-chabram-dernersesian-9780816526642","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}