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Greek Women and Broken Nerves in Montreal
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| Title |
Greek Women and Broken Nerves in Montreal
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| Abstract |
The author examines the importance of class, ethnicity and gender in the causation and meaning of somatization for Greek women in Montreal. She argues that "nevra" - a for of psychosocial distress experienced by many of these immigrant women - is a phenomenon of the poor working conditions, low wages and gender relations in the city's Greek community. Data is based on interviews with 100 Greek families in Montreal and 45 patients in two different clinical settings. Comparing results with material on nervios and nerves from Latin America and the United States, the author believes that nerves should be viewed as a "culturally-interpreted symptom" rather than a "culture bound syndrome."
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Medical Anthropology
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Vol. 11
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no. 1
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29-45
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May 1989
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| Language |
en
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| Citation |
Dunk, Pamela. “Greek Women and Broken Nerves in Montreal.” Medical Anthropology Vol. 11, no. 1 (May 1989): 29–45.
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