The meaning of gender while aging with paralytic polio |
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Authors: | Harrison Tracie Stuifbergen Alexa Walker Janiece Scott Tiffany Choban Robin |
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Affiliation: | School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701, USA. tharrison@mail.nur.utexas.edu |
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Abstract: | The purpose of this article is to report the influence of gender on aging with childhood onset paralytic polio. The hermeneutic phenomenological exploration of gender was done using multiple qualitative interviews with 25 women, age 55 to 75 years of age, who had polio since before 14 years of age. We noted three themes: (a) the movement of her body, (b) integrating body and gender, and (c) gender discrepancies. Findings are discussed in the context of gendered expectations and the women's bodies. |
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