“A good conversation is better than a good bed”: How Migration Impacts Meanings of Health among Chronically Ill Ethiopian Immigrant Women

Narratives reinstate meaning to the body and mind, especially after major life events like migration and illness. To better understand the interplay between migration status and narrative practices, I examine the functions and meanings of illness narratives among three Ethiopian immigrant women livi...

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Autor principal:	Meklit Daniel
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Dalhousie University Libraries 2021
Materias:	chronic illness illness narratives migrant health women's health ethiopia Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology GN301-674
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/7e99b3b8d1ae4a66890bd632694996e6
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7e99b3b8d1ae4a66890bd632694996e62021-11-29T13:45:49Z“A good conversation is better than a good bed”: How Migration Impacts Meanings of Health among Chronically Ill Ethiopian Immigrant Women2369-872110.15273/jue.v11i3.11244https://doaj.org/article/7e99b3b8d1ae4a66890bd632694996e62021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.library.dal.ca/JUE/article/view/11244https://doaj.org/toc/2369-8721Narratives reinstate meaning to the body and mind, especially after major life events like migration and illness. To better understand the interplay between migration status and narrative practices, I examine the functions and meanings of illness narratives among three Ethiopian immigrant women living with chronic illnesses. I investigate how these accounts impact the ways in which my interviewees identify and understand themselves in relation to their illnesses. The core of this article is divided into three sections—Stigma, Frustration, and Faith—each conveying my interlocutors’ migration and chronic illness experiences as well as the liberating and constraining effects of storytelling. Collectively, these themes highlight the agentive aspects of illness narratives that help chronically ill Ethiopian immigrant women assert control over their bodies and identities as they strive toward bettering their health.Meklit DanielDalhousie University Librariesarticlechronic illnessillness narrativesmigrant healthwomen's healthethiopiaEthnology. Social and cultural anthropologyGN301-674ENThe Journal for Undergraduate Ethnography, Vol 11, Iss 3, Pp 66-83 (2021)
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description	Narratives reinstate meaning to the body and mind, especially after major life events like migration and illness. To better understand the interplay between migration status and narrative practices, I examine the functions and meanings of illness narratives among three Ethiopian immigrant women living with chronic illnesses. I investigate how these accounts impact the ways in which my interviewees identify and understand themselves in relation to their illnesses. The core of this article is divided into three sections—Stigma, Frustration, and Faith—each conveying my interlocutors’ migration and chronic illness experiences as well as the liberating and constraining effects of storytelling. Collectively, these themes highlight the agentive aspects of illness narratives that help chronically ill Ethiopian immigrant women assert control over their bodies and identities as they strive toward bettering their health.
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title	“A good conversation is better than a good bed”: How Migration Impacts Meanings of Health among Chronically Ill Ethiopian Immigrant Women
title_short	“A good conversation is better than a good bed”: How Migration Impacts Meanings of Health among Chronically Ill Ethiopian Immigrant Women
title_full	“A good conversation is better than a good bed”: How Migration Impacts Meanings of Health among Chronically Ill Ethiopian Immigrant Women
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“A good conversation is better than a good bed”: How Migration Impacts Meanings of Health among Chronically Ill Ethiopian Immigrant Women

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