Reviews for Professional Development Refle

The average rating for Professional Development Refle based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-03-22 00:00:00 Leslie Cagley Samantha King's Pink Ribbons, Inc. has been on my "to read" list for a while now. I first became interested when I read a review of it that seemed to mimic my own thoughts and feelings towards the pink ribbon phenomenon. Don't get me wrong, of course I am against breast cancer (how can one be for cancer?). But for some reason, I have always felt strange about the tons of pink ribbon products and campaigns out there. There was something about all of it that made me uneasy, but I couldn't quite put the feeling into words. Until now. King has essentially summed up my hesitation for me, albeit in a far more academic and well-researched way. She discusses, in much detail, how breast cancer has become commercialized and how survivorship has been turned into a marketable experience in itself. She examines issues of philanthropy, cause-related marketing, and how fundraising money rarely goes to help pay for treatment of under-served women of color. I think what strikes me most about this issue is that it touches so many of us. I'm just as guilty as the next person for buying something I didn't need, simply because it was bedecked in pink ribbons. We all want our money spent to mean something. But at the same time it's important to be an informed consumer and know exactly where (and how much) of your money is going to the cause. And also be aware of the companies themselves. Some of the companies that use breast cancer-related marketing are guilty themselves of leaking toxic chemicals into the environment. How does that make any sense? If you're looking for an in depth, critical study of breast cancer, corporations, philanthropy, and the complex issues that go with all of that, then definitely read this book.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-06-02 00:00:00 Winifred Serfontein King's approach is academic, but not at all inaccessible. For a topic like this, where she's taking on some sacred cows, it's important that she support her arguments with evidence, which she does very convincingly, not polemically. To me, this was not at all an argument against participation in philanthropy or breast cancer activism. Rather, she suggests that we become mindful of how our action is being channeled in ways that benefit corporations and pose little threat to government to address social inequities and environmental degradation.