Cover image for Realizing a good life : men's pathways out of drugs and crime / Elizabeth Comack.
TITLE:
Realizing a good life : men's pathways out of drugs and crime / Elizabeth Comack.
Publication Date:
2023
Publication Information:
Halifax, N.S. : Fernwood Publishing,
Physical Description:
223 p.
Summary:
Realizing a good life is almost always defined in material terms, typified by those individuals (usually men) who have accumulated considerable wealth. But this construction of a good life is a deception that belies the classed, gendered, and racialized bases of the social supports that enable the 'self-made man' to realize his wealth. Instead, this book turns to Indigenous knowledge about realizing a good life, such as the Cree notion of seeking mino-pimatisiwin, to explore how marginalized men endeavour to overcome systemic inequalities in their efforts to achieve wholeness, balance, connection, harmony, and healing. Twenty-three men, most of whom are Indigenous, shared their stories of this journey.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781773635651
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.