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Doing memory work with older men — the practicalities, the process, the potential
Author(s)	Vic Blake, Jeff Hearn, Randy Barber
Journal title	Working With Older People, vol 20, no 4, 2016
Publisher	Emerald, 2016
Pages	pp 209-213
Source	www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/wwop.htm
Keywords	Older men ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Writing ; Therapy ; Group work ; Group activities.
Annotation	A participant review and reflection on collective of memory work group of older men is described. The focus is on the making and unmaking of older men and masculinities through age, ageing, gender, gendering and other intersections. The potential of memory work, both for working with older men, and more generally is outlined. Key issues are: genuine and collective commitment to change, not just at a personal level, but also at wider social, political and cultural levels; a willingness to trust in the other members of the group, an issue that may be difficult for some men; and commitment for caring for one another, especially in their moments of greatest vulnerability. There has been little, if any other writing on this approach to ageing, men, and masculinities. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-170106204 A
Classmark	BC: DB: HKP: LO: IGG: HW
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