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Acquired disability in young women: a challenge for identity?
- Source :
- Journal of Youth Studies; Mar2020, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p127-139, 13p, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Youth can be described as a transitional phase for the formation of identity. As young people often hold taken-for-granted assumptions regarding their future, disability may pose a challenge for their identity development. This paper analyses the retrospectively written autobiographical narratives by three young women who became disabled during their adolescence. The structure of the narratives is approached with sociologist Arthur Frank's typology of illness narratives and identity through data-driven content analysis. This paper suggests that chaotic stories may hinder the development of identity, as the identity is described as delayed, hidden, silenced or neglected. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- FEMININE identity
YOUNG women
DISABILITIES
CONTENT analysis
ADOLESCENCE
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13676261
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Youth Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 141956951
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2018.1529864