Army spouses : military families during the Global War on Terror / Morten G. Ender.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ender, Morten G., 1960- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Army spouses--United States.

Army spouses.

Families of military personnel--United States.

Families of military personnel.

Soldiers--Family relationships--United States.

Soldiers.

Terrorism--Government policy--United States.

Terrorism.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville, Virginia : University of Virginia Press, [2023]

Summary:

"This book is about military family separations during the Global War on Terror, told through the voices of spouses married to US Army soldiers reflecting on stages of the deployment cycle, including experiences of children and experiences with social supports, social, and mass media"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: U.S. Army Spouses

"The Deployment before the Deployment": Pre-Deployment

"The Temporary Widow": Deployment

"The Big Group Hug": Post-Deployment

"I Have No Idea about Service": (In)Formal Social Supports

"They Take the Brunt of the Deployments": Army Children and Adolescents

"He Has a Laptop": Social Networking between War and Home Front

"Wolf Blitzer Doesn't Talk to Me Anymore": War on Television

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780813950068

0813950066