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"Obubomi Bulukhuni/It is a Hard Life, This": Journeys in and narratives of childhood cancer in a South African public healthcare context
This research examines the ways in which a history of social segregation together with present actions by the state interact to inform the nature of healthcare narratives of mothers and children in the case of a childhood cancer diagnosis. I argue that families become internally displaced to seek li...
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| author | Riekert, Yolande |
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| description | This research examines the ways in which a history of social segregation together with present actions by the state interact to inform the nature of healthcare narratives of mothers and children in the case of a childhood cancer diagnosis. I argue that families become internally displaced to seek life-saving treatment for the child diagnosed with cancer. By actively engaging with theories of ‘home’ and ‘households’ I aim to present greater insights into the ways in which people create meanings for these terms in the hospital setting. I argue that my participants come to share many of the characteristics of internally displaced people, due to the inequality that manifests in the healthcare system. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11764 "Obubomi Bulukhuni/It is a Hard Life, This": Journeys in and narratives of childhood cancer in a South African public healthcare context Riekert, Yolande Levine, Susan Social Anthropology This research examines the ways in which a history of social segregation together with present actions by the state interact to inform the nature of healthcare narratives of mothers and children in the case of a childhood cancer diagnosis. I argue that families become internally displaced to seek life-saving treatment for the child diagnosed with cancer. By actively engaging with theories of ‘home’ and ‘households’ I aim to present greater insights into the ways in which people create meanings for these terms in the hospital setting. I argue that my participants come to share many of the characteristics of internally displaced people, due to the inequality that manifests in the healthcare system. 2015-01-08T19:52:46Z 2015-01-08T19:52:46Z 2011 Master Thesis Masters MSocSci http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11764 eng application/pdf Social Anthropology Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Social Anthropology Riekert, Yolande "Obubomi Bulukhuni/It is a Hard Life, This": Journeys in and narratives of childhood cancer in a South African public healthcare context |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | "Obubomi Bulukhuni/It is a Hard Life, This": Journeys in and narratives of childhood cancer in a South African public healthcare context |
| title_full | "Obubomi Bulukhuni/It is a Hard Life, This": Journeys in and narratives of childhood cancer in a South African public healthcare context |
| title_fullStr | "Obubomi Bulukhuni/It is a Hard Life, This": Journeys in and narratives of childhood cancer in a South African public healthcare context |
| title_full_unstemmed | "Obubomi Bulukhuni/It is a Hard Life, This": Journeys in and narratives of childhood cancer in a South African public healthcare context |
| title_short | "Obubomi Bulukhuni/It is a Hard Life, This": Journeys in and narratives of childhood cancer in a South African public healthcare context |
| title_sort | obubomi bulukhuni it is a hard life this journeys in and narratives of childhood cancer in a south african public healthcare context |
| topic | Social Anthropology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11764 |
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