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Robb, Martin
(2025).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003333999-2
Abstract
This chapter explores the ways in which theories of masculinity, and particularly the notion that masculine identities are diverse and dynamic, can contribute to a better understanding of men’s experience of bereavement and to improving support for grieving men. After discussing sociocultural and psychodynamic perspectives on masculinity and their implications for understanding men’s experiences of loss, the chapter explores some of the ways in which masculine identities, and men’s responses to bereavement, are changing. Finally, the chapter reviews men’s experience of bereavement support in light of these changes and highlights lessons emerging from successful initiatives to support men, focusing on key aspects of shared activity and altruism.