'Blokes don't like that sort of thing': Men's negotiation of a 'troubled' self-help group identity

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 785-797

  Seymour Smith, Sarah ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discursive psychology; Masculinity; Self help group

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASCULINITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; RECORDING; REVIEW; SELF HELP; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PREJUDICE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 49349095980     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105308093862     Document Type: Review

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