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PTSD and Folk Therapy

Everyday Practices of American Masculinity in the Combat Zone
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 2019

Summary

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.

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Copyright year
2019
ISBN-Print
978-1-7936-0389-0
ISBN-Online
978-1-7936-0390-6
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
165
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Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
    2. List of Figures No access
    3. Preface No access
    4. Acknowledgments No access
  1. Introduction No access Pages 1 - 10
    1. Chapter One: The Socialization of American Boys; or, from Boys to Men, from Play Soldiers to Real Soldiers No access
    2. Chapter Two: Male Vernacular Culture as Therapy in the Combat Zone No access
    1. Chapter Three: Animal Companions No access
    2. Chapter Four: Rough-and-Tumble Playfighting No access
    3. Chapter Five: Playing Video Games No access
    4. Chapter Six: The Jack Shack No access
    5. Chapter Seven: Dark Play and Deep Play No access
  2. Conclusion No access Pages 139 - 148
  3. References No access Pages 149 - 160
  4. Index No access Pages 161 - 164
  5. About the Authors No access Pages 165 - 165

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