Women, chronic illness, and rural Australia: Exploring the intersections between space, identity, and the body

This chapter brings a rural dimension to the literature on women and chronic illness by drawing on the story of an Australian rural woman who has chronic fatigue syndrome, or myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). Integral to this literature is Moss and Dyck’s (2002) book-length exploration of the lives of...

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Main Authors: Pini, B., Soldatic, Karen
Format: Book Chapter
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/j.ctt2tv021
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30559
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description This chapter brings a rural dimension to the literature on women and chronic illness by drawing on the story of an Australian rural woman who has chronic fatigue syndrome, or myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). Integral to this literature is Moss and Dyck’s (2002) book-length exploration of the lives of forty-nine women who had been diagnosed with either ME or rheumatoid arthritis (RA), along with their other writings on the topic (e.g., Dyck, 1995a, 1995b; Moss 1997; Moss & Dyck, 1996, 1999a, 1999b, 2001).
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-305592017-01-30T13:20:20Z Women, chronic illness, and rural Australia: Exploring the intersections between space, identity, and the body Pini, B. Soldatic, Karen This chapter brings a rural dimension to the literature on women and chronic illness by drawing on the story of an Australian rural woman who has chronic fatigue syndrome, or myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). Integral to this literature is Moss and Dyck’s (2002) book-length exploration of the lives of forty-nine women who had been diagnosed with either ME or rheumatoid arthritis (RA), along with their other writings on the topic (e.g., Dyck, 1995a, 1995b; Moss 1997; Moss & Dyck, 1996, 1999a, 1999b, 2001). 2012 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30559 http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/j.ctt2tv021 restricted
spellingShingle Pini, B.
Soldatic, Karen
Women, chronic illness, and rural Australia: Exploring the intersections between space, identity, and the body
title Women, chronic illness, and rural Australia: Exploring the intersections between space, identity, and the body
title_full Women, chronic illness, and rural Australia: Exploring the intersections between space, identity, and the body
title_fullStr Women, chronic illness, and rural Australia: Exploring the intersections between space, identity, and the body
title_full_unstemmed Women, chronic illness, and rural Australia: Exploring the intersections between space, identity, and the body
title_short Women, chronic illness, and rural Australia: Exploring the intersections between space, identity, and the body
title_sort women, chronic illness, and rural australia: exploring the intersections between space, identity, and the body
url http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/j.ctt2tv021
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30559