Millions of American suffer chronic illness, but what is life really like when you are chronically ill? Drawing on skillfully conducted in-depth interviews, Kathy Charmaz takes a fresh look at the experiences of people with serious chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, lupus, emphysema, multiple sclerosis, and arthritis.
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Kathy Charmaz is professor and chair of the department of sociology at Sonoma State University. She is the author of The Social Reality of Death.
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I'm kind of up and down, but mostly better than I have been. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
intrusive illness, selective informing, disclosing illness, concealing illness, strategic announcements, many ill people, reordering time, keeping illness, identity questioning, experiencing chronic illness, valued pursuits, living with chronic illness, unchanging time, illness routines, drifting time, identifying moments, avoiding disclosure, dreaded future, dialectical self, chronically ill people, grounded theory method, living one day, intrusive symptoms, experiencing illness, serious chronic illness Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mark Reinertsen, Nancy Swenson, Sara Shaw, Patricia Kennedy, Vera Mueller, Harriet Binetti, Bonnie Presley, John Garston, Lin Bell, Heather Robbins, Tina Reidel, Christine Danforth, Gloria Krause, Ann Rorty, Joanne Dhakzak, May Morganson, Lara Cobert, Goldie Johnson, Ron Rosato, Bessie Thompkins, Harry Bauer, Mike Reilly, Marty Gordon, Carobeth Laird, Kathleen Lewis New!
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I'm kind of up and down, but mostly better than I have been. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
intrusive illness, selective informing, disclosing illness, concealing illness, strategic announcements, many ill people, reordering time, keeping illness, identity questioning, experiencing chronic illness, valued pursuits, living with chronic illness, unchanging time, illness routines, drifting time, identifying moments, avoiding disclosure, dreaded future, dialectical self, chronically ill people, grounded theory method, living one day, intrusive symptoms, experiencing illness, serious chronic illness Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mark Reinertsen, Nancy Swenson, Sara Shaw, Patricia Kennedy, Vera Mueller, Harriet Binetti, Bonnie Presley, John Garston, Lin Bell, Heather Robbins, Tina Reidel, Christine Danforth, Gloria Krause, Ann Rorty, Joanne Dhakzak, May Morganson, Lara Cobert, Goldie Johnson, Ron Rosato, Bessie Thompkins, Harry Bauer, Mike Reilly, Marty Gordon, Carobeth Laird, Kathleen Lewis New!
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