Stranger in a Strange Land: A Qualitative Exploration of Veteranness

Sharon Young; George Ondek; Glenn Allen Phillips

doi:10.21061/jvs.v8i1.308

Stranger in a Strange Land: A Qualitative Exploration of Veteranness

Journal of Veterans Studies

Volume 8 (2022): Issue 1

By: Sharon Young , George Ondek and Glenn Allen Phillips

Open Access

|Apr 2022

Abstract

Veteran identity and veteran experience are growing areas in veteran studies. Between and across these topics lives the characteristics of veteranness. This paper uses a rigorous, iterative qualitative approach to identify and understand the characteristics of veteranness as described by eight Post-9/11 veterans. The major themes were camaraderie, military “habitus”, stranger in a strange land, veteran worldview, and transformation.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v8i1.308 | Journal eISSN: 2470-4768

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Language: English

Page range: 175 - 185

Submitted on: Sep 27, 2021

Accepted on: Jan 13, 2022

Published on: Apr 20, 2022

Published by: Virginia Tech Publishing

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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© 2022 Sharon Young, George Ondek, Glenn Allen Phillips, published by Virginia Tech Publishing
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