The Civilian lives of U.S. veterans : issues and identities / Louis Hicks, Eugenia L. Weiss, and Jose E. Coll, editors ; foreword by Robert A. McDonald, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Vol. 1. Introduction to veterans' studies / Louis Hicks, Eugenia L. Weiss, Jose E. Coll -- Characteristics of veterans and nonveterans within 20th-century cohorts in the United States / Janet M. Wilmoth, Andrew S. London -- The transition from active duty / Daniel Kester, Maureen P. Phillips -- TAPped out : a study of the Department of Defense's transition assistance program / Colleen M. Heflin, Leslie B. Hodges, Andrew S. London -- The VA and the grass roots / Colin D. Moore -- The job training of veterans / Bruce D. McDonald III, Myung H. Jin, Susan Camilleri, Vincent Reitano -- Veterans in higher education / Michael A. Grandillo, John W.M. Magee -- Veteran employment in the 21st century / Hazel R. Atuel, Mary Keeling, Sara M. Kintzle, Anthony M. Hassan, Carl A. Castro -- Veterans and civic engagement / Fred P. Stone -- Veterans as entrepreneurs / Elizabeth A. Osborn, Louis Hicks -- Veterans as private security contractors / Alison Hawks -- The preferential hiring of military veterans in the United States / Tim Johnson -- The retirement patterns and socioeconomic status of aging veterans, 1995-2014 / Christopher R. Tamborini, Patrick Purcell, Anya Olsen -- Military expatriates : U.S. veterans living abroad / Yvonne McNulty, Kelly L. Fisher, Louis Hicks, Tim Kane -- Veterans' families / Jasmine Strode-Elfant, Paul Hemez, Lucky Tedrow, Jay Teachman. Vol. 2. Veterans' health / Lisa Leitz -- The mental health of veterans / Kristi L. Mueller, Jeffrey S. Yarvis -- The roles of veteran peers in mental health recovery during transition from military to civilian life / Elisa V. Borah, Stacey Stevens Manser -- Veterans as the media portray them / Gregory Gross, Eugenia L. Weiss -- Veterans in the criminal justice system / Evan R. Seamone, David L. Albright -- Veterans and their firearms / Daniel Burland -- Suicide among veterans / Wilbur J. Scott -- Women as veterans / Molly Clever, Kelly L. Fisher -- What do we know about veteran status differences in social attitudes? / Andrew S. London, Janet M. Wilmoth, Cassie Dutton -- Religion and spirituality in the veteran life course / Michelle Sandhoff -- Immigrants as veterans / Gina Jackson, Jose E. Coll, Eugenia L. Weiss -- Military and wartime experiences of racial and ethnic minority veterans / Nikki R. Wooten, Shanada R. Adams, Carleigh A. Davis -- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender veterans / Kristen Kavanaugh -- Housing veterans : homelessness and mortgages / Amy Kate Bailey, Christopher D. Poulos, Kylee M. Joosten -- Veterans' expeditions : tapping the great outdoors / Demond Mullins.
Summary:
In this publication, 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.
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