"Handles to hang on to our sobriety": Commonplace books and surrendered masculinity in alcoholics anonymous

Men and Masculinities

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-200

  Travis, Trysh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholics Anonymous; Commonplace books; Self help; Spirituality; Surrendered self

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549129882     PISSN: 1097184X     EISSN: 15526828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1097184X08318182     Document Type: Article

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