Staying a Woman, Becoming a Patient: Experiences of Breast Cancer, Gender and Identity in Neoliberal Turkey
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Oncil, Gozde
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eng
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breast cancer , neoliberalism , patient identity , gender identity
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Drawing on ten interviews, this thesis explores the perspectives and practices of women with breast cancer in contemporary Turkey. My analysis focuses on two key areas: the gendered nature of intimate and family relationships, embodiment, and work during the breast cancer experience; and the formation of new patient identities as the Turkish breast cancer “regime” shifted from the 1990s/early 2000s to the 2010s. My overall argument in this thesis is that the maintenance of a normative gender identity, “staying a woman”, and the navigation of a changing healthcare system, “becoming a patient,” play a crucial role in how women experience breast cancer in a neoliberal environment.
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