Doctoral Dissertation Research: Racial and Gender Differences in Veterans' Transition to Civilian

SES-1030788琳达·伯顿维克多·雷杜克大学使用原始的定性数据，本论文将检验从伊拉克和阿富汗返回的退伍军人重返社会模式中的种族和性别差异。这项工作以退役后向平民生活的过渡为分析单位，使用原始数据来分析种族和性别如何构成从兵役过渡的结构。先前对生命历程传统的研究认为，从兵役到平民生活的过渡是一个关键的转折点？在弱势男性的生活中。这项研究将整合和扩展生命历程方法，并从种族主义的社会制度？然后呢？交叉点？探讨生命历程转变因种族和性别状况而异的可能性的框架。为了实现这些目标，数据收集将集中在三个主要研究问题上。1.所有的军事福利都是平等的吗？也就是说，女性和少数族裔在服役后的社会经济成果是否与白人相同？2.女性和白人退伍军人重新融入社会的经历是否与白人男性退伍军人的经历有本质上的不同？如果是这样的话，这会增加我们对转折点的理解吗？在整个生命过程中？3.机构，如退伍军人？S管理局，如何促进妇女和有色人种面临的特殊问题的重新融入？数据将来自两个主要来源，对最近回国的退伍军人进行的50次深度采访，以及在退伍军人S中心进行的为期9个月的民族志调查。这项研究将使人们对退伍军人有更清晰的了解？重返社会战略以及这些战略可能受到种族和性别分层影响的方式。更广泛的影响。这项研究融合了前沿的种族和性别分层理论，为生命历程的研究提供了重大的理论贡献。这项研究定性地说明了离职后向一般平民生活过渡的情况，并对重返社会的种族和性别复杂性提出了见解。此外，这项工作的结果可能会让服务提供商了解满足不同退伍军人需求的战略。此外，作为此类研究的第一次，这项工作将提供一种方法和理论模型，这对于理解重返社会的复杂过程至关重要。

SES-1030788Linda BurtonVictor RayDuke UniversityUsing original qualitative data this dissertation will examine racial and gender differences in patterns of reintegration for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Taking the post- service transition into civilian life as the unit of analysis, this work uses primary data to analyze how race and gender may structure the transition from military service. Prior research in the life course tradition has identified the transition from military service to civilian life as a key ?turning point? in the lives of disadvantaged men. This research will integrate and expand upon life course approaches with theoretical insights from ?racialized social system? and ?intersectional? frameworks to explore the possibility that life course transitions vary by racial and gender statuses. In order to accomplish theses goals data collection will focus on three primary research questions. 1. Are all military benefits created equal? That is, do post-service socio-economic outcomes for women and minorities parallel those of their white counterparts? 2. Is the experience of reintegration color qualitatively different for women and people of than it is for white male veterans? If so, what does this add to our understanding of ?turning points? over the life course? 3. How do institutions, such as the Veteran?s Administration, facilitate reintegration for particular issues facing women and people of color? Data will be derived from two primary sources, 50 in-depth interviews with recently returned veterans and a nine-month ethnographic investigation at a veteran?s center. The research will provide a clearer understanding of veterans? reintegration strategies and the ways in which these strategies are possibly shaped by racial and gender stratification. Broader Impact. The study offers a major theoretical contribution to studies of the life course by incorporating cutting-edge racial and gender theories of stratification. The research provides a qualitative account of the post-service transition to civilian life in general, and insights into the racial and gender complexities of reintegration. Further, findings from this work may inform service providers on strategies to meet the needs of diverse veterans. Also as the first study of its kind, this work will provide a methodological and theoretical model that essential for understanding the complex process of reintegration.