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Out of the multiple margins: Older women’s experiences of health care
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Author (aut): Kinch, Janice L.
Author (aut): Jakubec, Sonya L.
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This feminist phenomenological study explores the meaning of older women’s experiences as they negotiate health care. Several interviews with diverse groups of older women (immigrant, First Nations, and Japanese-Canadian women and those involved in community and social clubs) reveal that negotiating to have
their health needs met was a challenging process requiring mutual support.Their health-care experiences were influenced by issues surrounding access to services, power, and poverty. For many participants, the conversational interview format served to inspire consciousness-raising, activism, and reflection.The findings
suggest that such reflection may help other women to understand the “multiple margins” (being older, being a woman, being a member of a visible minority) that constrain and challenge their access to health care. |
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Volume 36, Issue 4
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issn: 0844-5621
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0844-5621
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Attribution 4.0 International
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