| Description |
1 online resource (2 volumes) |
| Series |
Gale virtual reference library |
| Contents |
Volume 1, chapter 1. Introduction to veterans' studies / Louis Hicks, Eugenia L. Weiss, and Jose E. Coll. chapter 2. Characteristics of veterans and nonveterans within 20th-century cohorts in the United States / Janet M. Wilmoth and Andrew S. London. chapter 3. The transition from active duty / Daniel Kester and Maureen P. Phillips. chapter 4. TAPped out : a study of the Department of Defense's transition assistance program / Colleen M. Heflin, Leslie B. Hodges, and Andrew S. London. chapter 5. The VA and the grass roots / Colin D. Moore. chapter 6. The job training of veterans / Bruce D. McDonald III [and three others]. chapter 7. Veterans in higher education / Michael A. Grandillo and John W.M. Magee. chapter 8. Veteran employment in the 21st century / Hazel R. Atuel [and four others]. chapter 9. Veterans and civic engagement / Fred P. Stone. chapter 10. Veterans as entrepreneurs / Elizabeth A. Osborn and Louis Hicks. chapter 11. Veterans as private security contractors / Alison Hawks. chapter 12. The preferential hiring of military veterans in the United States / Tim Johnson. chapter 13. The retirement patterns and socioeconomic status of aging veterans, 1995-2014 / Christopher R. Tamborini, Patrick Purcell, and Anya Olsen. chapter 14. Military expatriates : U.S. veterans living abroad / Yvonne McNulty [and three others]. chapter 15. Veterans' families / Jasmine Strode-Elfant [and three others] -- volume 2, chapter 16. Veterans' health / Lisa Leitz. chapter 17. The mental health of veterans / Kristi L. Mueller and Jeffrey S. Yarvis. chapter 18. The roles of veteran peers in mental health recovery during transition from military to civilian life / Elisa V. Borah and Stacey Stevens Manser. chapter 19. Veterans as the media portray them / Gregory Gross and Eugenia L. Weiss. chapter 20. Veterans in the criminal justice system / Evan R. Seamone and David L. Albright. chapter 21. Veterans and their firearms / Daniel Burland. chapter 22. Suicide among veterans / Wilbur J. Scott. chapter 23. Women as veterans / Molly Clever and Kelly L. Fisher. chapter 24. What do we know about veteran status differences in social attitudes? / Andrew S. London, Janet M. Wilmoth, and Cassie Dutton. chapter 25. Religion and spirituality in the veteran life course / Michelle Sandhoff. chapter 26. Immigrants as veterans / Gina Jackson, Jose E. Coll, and Eugenia L. Weiss. chapter 27. Military and wartime experiences of racial and ethnic minority veterans / Nikki R. Wooten, Shanada R. Adams, and Carleigh A. Davis. chapter 28. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender veterans / Kristen Kavanaugh. chapter 29. Housing veterans : homelessness and mortgages / Amy Kate Bailey, Christopher D. Poulos, and Kylee M. Joosten. chapter 30. Veterans' expeditions : tapping the great outdoors / Demond Mullins |
| Summary |
In this book, 50 experts study the lives of U.S. veterans at work, at home, and in American society as they navigate issues regarding health, gender, public service, substance abuse, and homelessness |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed on March 03, 2017) |
| Subject |
Veterans -- United States.
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Veterans -- United States -- Social conditions
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Veterans -- Employment -- United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Veterans
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Veterans -- Employment
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Veterans -- Social conditions
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hicks, Louis, editor.
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Weiss, Eugenia L., author.
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Coll, Jose E., author.
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| LC no. |
2016018573 |
| ISBN |
9781440842795 |
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1440842795 |
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