Identity ambivalence and embodiment in women's accounts of the gynaecological examination

Dariusz Galasiński (1) , Justyna Ziółkowska (2)

1 University of Wolverhampton
2 Warsaw School of Social Psychology

In this article we are interested in the negotiation of identities in women's narratives of their gynaecological examination and more particularly, the shifts of identity positions that permeate their stories.

Mots clés: embodiment; gynaecological examination; identity; narrative

Dariusz Galasiński, Justyna Ziółkowska. Identity ambivalence and embodiment in women's accounts of the gynaecological examination. Health, 2007, 11 (4), pp.455-474. ⟨10.1177/1363459307080864⟩. ⟨hal-00571437⟩