Gender, power, and feminisms in breast cancer advocacy: Lessons from the United States and Poland
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Date
2014
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Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM
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Abstract
The United States breast cancer movement helped to transform breast cancer’s
social and medical landscape domestically and, in some ways, internationally. However, differences
in gender identities, power relations, and the role of feminism(s) cross‐culturally also
shaped breast cancer advocacy itself. After giving a brief introduction to the socio‐historical
context of the U.S. and Polish breast cancer movements, this article illuminates some of the
linkages and divergences between the United States and Poland to demonstrate the role of
gender and power in social movements that concentrate exclusively on women’s (health)
issues, namely breast cancer. This comparison of social phenomena from two countries illuminates
the impact of cultural patterns on models of activism as they relate to feminism and
traditional gender roles.
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breast cancer, epistemology, feminism, gender, health social movements, crossnational comparison
Citation
Journal of Gender and Power, No.1, Vol.1, 2014, pp. 111-145
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978-83-232-2732-8