Francesca Mancuso

In Her Words

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination: A Critical Examination of Young Women's Decision Making Narratives

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Produktbeschreibung

This work examines young women s decision-making experiences related to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. Using a narrative research approach, five young women were asked to share their stories of how they came to be or not be vaccinated. Participant narratives reveal a number of themes that capture the diversity of young women s experiences and point to the complex ways in which individuals often negotiate decisions regarding vaccination. In her work, the author takes a critical stance on the topic of HPV vaccine decision-making in order to illuminate how young women s decisions are embedded within broader social and discursive contexts. This critical approach to understanding participant narratives is informed by a strong sensitivity to conceptual frames of medicalization, healthism, and neo-medicalization and dominant discourses related to health risk and individual responsibility.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 292g
• ISBN-13: 9783659252280
• ISBN-10: 365925228X
• Artikelnr.: 36679407

Autorenporträt

Francesca Mancuso is a graduate of The University of Western Ontario (BHSc.,MSc.) where her Master's research was supported by the Canadian Scholarship Trust Foundation and the Social Science & Humanities Research Council. She is currently working at The University of Western Ontario and continues to be passionate about qualitative health research.