Naming and Claiming Cancer among African American Women: An Application of Problematic Integration Theory

被引：12

作者：

Cohen, Elisia L. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Kentucky, Dept Commun, Lexington, KY 40506 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF APPLIED COMMUNICATION RESEARCH | 2009年 / 37卷 / 04期

关键词：

Cancer Communication; Fatalism; African American Women; BREAST-CANCER; UNCERTAINTY; COMMUNICATION; FATALISM; MAMMOGRAPHY;

D O I：

10.1080/00909880903233176

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

This study examines how a sample of African American women understands the uncertainties fundamental to cancer risk communication. Utilizing data from four focus groups, Problematic Integration (PI) theory is applied as an interpretive lens for illustrating their felt difficulties of talking openly about cancer and breast cancer in everyday life. The women describe worry about cancer and its prevalence among African American women; ambivalence and uncertainty; belief that what is not uncertain is certain and awful; fear and avoidance; contradictions in oclaimingo and orebukingo cancer; and hopefulness.

引用

页码：397 / 417

页数：21

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