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

linda BurtonVictor RayDuke university使用原始的定性数据，本论文将研究从伊拉克和阿富汗返回的退伍军人重返社会模式的种族和性别差异。本研究以服役后转变为平民生活为分析单位，运用原始资料，分析种族与性别如何构成服役后转变。先前对生命历程传统的研究已经确定了从兵役到平民生活的过渡是一个关键。转折点?在弱势群体的生活中。本研究将整合和扩展生命历程方法，并从？种族化的社会制度？和区间的?探索生命历程转变因种族和性别状况而异的可能性的框架。为了完成这些目标，数据收集将集中在三个主要的研究问题。1. 所有的军事利益都是平等的吗？也就是说，女性和少数族裔的离职后社会经济成果是否与白人相当？2. 与白人男性退伍军人相比，女性和黑人退伍军人重新融入社会的经历是否有本质上的不同？如果是这样，这对我们的理解又增加了什么呢？转折点?在整个生命历程中？3. 像退伍军人协会这样的机构是怎么做的？为妇女和有色人种所面临的特殊问题，政府应促进其重新融入社会？数据将来自两个主要来源，对最近退伍军人的50次深度访谈和对退伍军人的9个月的人种学调查。年代中心。这项研究将使我们更清楚地了解退伍军人。重新融入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。该研究结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要的理论贡献。这项研究对退伍后向平民生活的过渡提供了一般的定性说明，并深入了解了重新融入社会的种族和性别复杂性。此外，这项工作的发现可以为服务提供者提供满足不同退伍军人需求的策略。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，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.