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PTSD and Folk Therapy

PTSD and Folk Therapy

Everyday Practices of American Masculinity in the Combat Zone
Studies in Folklore and Ethnology: Traditions, Practices, and Identities

von: John Paul Wallis, Jay Mechling

97,99 €

Verlag: Lexington Books
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 06.09.2019
ISBN/EAN: 9781793603906
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 190

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Titelbeschreibung

<span>Using war memoirs, war journalism, and the personal experiences of John Paul Wallis as a Marine with two tours of duty in Iraq, Wallis and Mechling analyze the folklore shared by male warriors in the combat zone to understand how the traditional everyday practices of these men in groups serve as a form of psychological first aid for relieving the symptoms associated with the stress of living, working, and fighting in the combat zone. The authors study how boys and men are socialized in American culture, the context for their examining the folk traditions, including pet-keeping, rough-and-tumble play fighting, video game play, masturbation, dark play, and deep play.</span>

Titelkurzbeschreibung

<span>Using war memoirs, war journalism, and John Paul Wallis’s own experience as a Marine, </span>
<span>PTSD and Folk Therapy</span>
<span> analyzes how the everyday folklore shared in male military groups serves as a short-term aid in coping with the stress of living, working, and fighting in the combat zone.</span>

Inhaltsverzeichnis

<p><span>Introduction</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Part I: Cultural Contexts, Trauma, and Therapy</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Chapter One: The Socialization of American Boys</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Chapter Two: Male Vernacular Culture as Therapy in the Combat Zone</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Part II: Folklore Genres</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Chapter Three: Animal Companions</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Chapter Four: Rough-and-Tumble Playfighting</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Chapter Five: Playing Video Games</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Chapter Six: The Jack Shack</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Chapter Seven: Dark Play and Deep Play</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Conclusion</span></p>

Autorenportrait

<span>John Paul Wallis</span>
<span> is </span>
<span>veterans advocate, attorney, and author.</span>
<span><br><br><br></span>
<span>Jay Mechling </span>
<span>is professor emeritus of American studies at the University of California.</span>

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