1. Vi skal tale om det, mand: Et kvalitativt studie af mænds selvarbejde i mandegrupper
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Poder, Poul, Brøndmark, Ida Lundholm, Ranis, Line, Poder, Poul, Brøndmark, Ida Lundholm, and Ranis, Line
- Abstract
This thesis examines firstly what men who participate in men’s groups wish for and experience when working on themselves in men’s groups. Moreover, it examines how different activities in the men’s groups support the men’s wishes and self-work. This thesis investigates how the men are oriented towards achieving a life in which they thrive, which is based on Christians Smith’s theory of human flourishing. The theoretical framework of flourishing is used throughout the analysis to examine the men’s wishes and self-work. Furthermore, the thesis uses Jan Stets & Ryan Trettevik, Jan Stets & Peter Burke and Jonathan Turner & Jan Stets theoretical perspectives on verification of identity, and Rebecca Erickson, Susan Shott, and Arlie Hochschild’s theoretical perspectives on other emotion management, emotion work, and feeling rules. The theories are used to explain how the men work on themselves in the group, what they experience as well as how the activities in the group support the men in achieving what they wish for. Additionally, the thesis uses Gary Fine’s theory of small groups and Vicki Helgeson & Benjamin Gottlieb’s perspectives on support groups. These perspectives are used to examine the particular interactional form of men’s groups, what the men experience in the groups and how activities in the group support the men in achieving what they wish for. The paper’s analytical strategy is based on Derek Layder’s reflexive and multi-strategic approach. This means the thesis’ ontological starting point follows Layder’s argument concerning how social life is complex and differentiated in levels. Furthermore, this thesis has an abductive approach to examining the empirical data which are based on eight qualitative in-depth interviews with men who participate or have participated in one or several men’s groups. Initially, it was found that men’s groups are small groups that also function as support groups that have certain rules and guidelines, and where
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- 2023