| Summary: | 碩士 === 南開科技大學 === 福祉科技與服務管理所 === 106 === Human life is a story, one that contains people's life experiences and conveys the trueness and richness of life. The elderly represent the accumulation of life experiences and the crystallization of wisdom. Every old man owns his unique meaning. This study uses "Life Review" as the main axis for exploring the life of a self-made male born in the 1940s in Taiwan by way of narrative inquiry, to record his life images, to understand the path of his life construction, and to capture the precious historical data of his life. The researcher explained the purpose of the study to the research participant first and interviewed him according to the semi-structured interview outline after he agreed and signed the consent form. The researcher recorded the elder’s oral history to understand his life experience, to explore the relevance of the events in his narrations, and to interpret the meaning of the elder’s life story through an analysis of the life narrative text. The first finding of the analysis was children born in the 1940s in Taiwan had an initial life attitude of "fatalism", but they were not willing to yield to fate. The second finding was men attach much importance to personal achievements and career development. Third, the male role in the course of life will be changed by the great twists and turns of life. Fourth, the life of the male showed the toughness of life. Fifth, religious beliefs brought the elderly peace and strength. In this paper, we can understand an elderly man’s life experiences in the broader context through his life review and build self-identity to achieve self-understanding and self-consolidation by narrating. It provided the elderly self-creation and a healing effect. The researcher recommended Community Care Center or Elderly Learning Center to promote this activity and leave unique and precious records for the elderly.
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