scholarly journals Exploring news framing in military-oriented newspapers

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Brittany Carlson
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Military Families ◽  
Military Family ◽  
News Framing ◽  
Military Justice ◽  
News Reporting ◽  
Career Needs ◽  
Assault Victims ◽  
The Military

This research paper explores news framing within two military-oriented newspapers, the Stars and Stripes and Military Times, on the topics of sexual assault and the effects of deployment on military families, as well as the organizational and extramedia factors that influence how military news reporters frame news on these topics. Major frames for sexual assault include failures in the military justice system; a "troubling command culture" (Tritten, 2016); the difficulty that sexual assault victims in the military face in speaking out; and a worsening of sexual assault problems in the military system. Major frames for deployment effects include: not enough institutional/cultural support for military families with deployment-related issues; the need for military families to reconcile these issues; military spouses' tendency to shelve their own emotional needs during/after deployments; and the cultural stigma military mothers face when they deploy. The Military Times frames articles to include a broader audience and focuses on advocating for service members' health and career needs, while the Stars and Stripes focuses on a narrower military audience with emphasis on military family relationships. Both newspapers focused on pinpointing problems and causes in sexual assault articles, and solutions or moral implications in deployment effects articles (Entman, 1993). Perceptions of mission and audience appear to influence news reporting at military-oriented newspapers more than ownership.

A program evaluation of a recreation-based military family camp

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
Kathryn Mitchell, MS, CTRS ◽  
Jasmine Townsend, PhD, CTRS, CARSS-I ◽  
Brent Hawkins, PhD, CTRS ◽  
Marieke Van Puymbroeck, PhD, FDRT, CTRS
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Military Families ◽  
Therapeutic Recreation ◽  
Military Family ◽  
Future Research ◽  
High Importance ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Program Components ◽  
The Military ◽  
Insight Into

Camps may be beneficial environments to provide military families with opportunities to participate in meaningful leisure to revitalize family relationships and to form connections within the military family community. While research has investigated the effects of these programs on veterans and families, limited research incorporates consumer-based evaluations of the service provider. Thus, the purpose of this study was to perform an evaluation of a therapeutic, recreation-based military family camp. A multiphase importance performance analysis (IPA) was implemented with 19 individuals who attended the camp. Participants rated program components using a 5-point Likert scale. Results revealed high importance and performance scores on all program components, as well as highlighted areas of programing with opportunity for maintenance and improvement. These findings provide recommendations for the improvement of this camp, as well as insight into future research and/or evaluations of military family camp programing.

scholarly journals STRUCTURE OF THE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR MILITARY FAMILIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY AND SLOVENIA

2020 ◽  
pp. 101-116
Author(s):  
MATEJ JAKOPIČ
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Support System ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
Military Families ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Military Family ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Military Chaplaincy ◽  
The Military ◽  
Two Bodies

Povzetek V prispevku obravnavamo antropološke in sociološke lastnosti vojakov ter vojaških družin. Predstavljamo urejenost podpore vojaškim družinam v Združenem kraljestvu, Nemčiji in Sloveniji. Natančneje preučujemo pravne podlage v Sloveniji, ki so temelj urejenosti podpore tem družinam, ter dejavnosti oddelka Celostne skrbi pripadnikov Slovenske vojske in Vojaškega vikariata, ki se v Slovenski vojski edina ukvarjata z njihovo podporo. V sklepnem delu opozarjamo na razhajanje med sistemsko organiziranostjo in individualnim pristopom v skrbi za te družine. S člankom se želimo približati odgovoru na vprašanje, kateri način podpore in skrbi za družine slovenskih vojakov je najustreznejši. Ključne besede: družina, vojaška družina, Slovenska vojska, Celostna skrb za pripadnike, Vojaški vikariat. Abstract The article aims to bring forth the anthropological and sociological characteristics affecting the military personnel and military families. It presents the structure of the support system for military families in the United Kingdom, Germany and Slovenia. For the latter, legal bases are presented regulating the support for military families, and the activities of the Comprehensive Care Section and the Military Chaplaincy, which are the only two bodies in the Slovenian Armed Forces to engage in the support of military families. The aim of the article is to contribute a piece of the answer to the big question: how to find the correct and appropriate path to help the families of Slovenian soldiers. Key words Family, military family, Slovenian Armed Forces, military personnel welfare, Military Chaplaincy

scholarly journals THE RELEVANCE OF MILITARY FAMILIES FOR MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS AND MILITARY SOCIOLOGY

2020 ◽  
pp. 51-68
Author(s):  
LJUBICA JELUŠIČ ◽  
JULIJA JELUŠIČ JUŽNIČ ◽  
JELENA JUVAN
Keyword(s):  
Military Families ◽  
Military Family ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Military Organization ◽  
Military Organizations ◽  
Military Sociology ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Volunteer Force ◽  
The Military

Povzetek Prispevek predstavlja zgodovinski pregled odnosa med vojaško družino in vojaško organizacijo, od prepovedi, zanikanja in nadzora do vključitve v vojaško skupnost. Prelomnica v obravnavanju družine je prehod na poklicno popolnjevanje, ko postane lojalnost družine do vojske bistvena za pridobivanje in zadrževanje vojaškega osebja. Hkrati je vojaška družina postala zanimiva vojaškosociološka tematika raziskovanja, tako v kontekstu sociološkega koncepta požrešnih institucij kot v dihotomiji ravnotežja med delom in življenjem. Vojske, ki so nastajale na slovenskih tleh skozi zgodovino, so sledile svetovnim trendom glede obravnave družin, slovenski vojaški sociologi pa so prispevali pomemben delež spoznanj o slovenskih vojaških družinah h globalnim vojaškosociološkim dosežkom. Ključne besede Vojaška družina, zgodovina odnosa med družino in vojsko, celostna skrb za pripadnike SV, raziskovanje vojaških družin v vojaški sociologiji. Abstract This article presents the history of relations between the military family and the military organization, which have varied from forbiddance, to ignorance, regulation, and finally to inclusion in the military community. The turning point appeared at a time of introducing all volunteer force when the loyalty of families towards the military became important for recruitment and retention of service members. This was also the moment for military sociology to discover the military families as interesting to deploy the general sociological concepts of greedy institutions, work-life balance, negotiation between military and family, etc. The militaries in Slovenian territory followed these trends. Slovenian military sociologists contributed an important part of the knowledge of Slovenian military families to global social science achievements. Key words Military family, history of relations between military and family, comprehensive care for service members of the SAF, the research of military families in military sociology.

Victim Behavior in a Sample of Military Sexual Assault Cases

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052092235
Author(s):  
MAJ Karl Umbrasas
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Expert Testimony ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Forensic Evaluation ◽  
Military Justice ◽  
Military Sexual Assault ◽  
Case Files ◽  
Forensic Case ◽  
The Military

This study explored victim responses to sexual assault within a military context. Victim behavior was identified in forensic case files of service members charged with sexual assault ( N = 58) and referred for forensic evaluation or consultation. The identified victim behavior was coded and quantified for description. Of the sample 87.9% of victims were female and 12.0% of victims were male; 37.9% of the victims reported their assault in less than 1 month. Forceful resistance to the assault occurred in 15.5% of the cases. Physical injury associated with the sexual assault was absent in 96.5% of the cases. The description of victim behavior can inform forensic expert testimony on victim behavior within the military justice system while also offering empirical evidence to better understand this public health problem in the U.S. military.

scholarly journals Characteristics of pandemic work–life balance in Slovenian military families during the lockdown: Who has paid the highest price?

2021 ◽  
pp. 001139212110485
Author(s):  
Janja Vuga Beršnak ◽  
Živa Humer ◽  
Bojana Lobe
Keyword(s):  
Military Families ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Military Family ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Military Support ◽  
The Military

In April 2020, a survey was conducted among Slovenian military families, being one of the first surveys to be carried out in the country after the outbreak of the pandemic. The military was labeled a crucial institution in the efforts to combat the SARS-CoV-2 virus and was appointed to various activities, leading to a considerable increase in its workload. The burden of care and unpaid work at that time also intensified, becoming shifted onto the military family, particularly civilian female spouses. The survey’s purpose was to measure how military families evaluated their success in balancing between working from home, household work, childcare, and home schooling during the pandemic lockdown. The risk factors were observed on the micro (i.e., lack of extended family support, institutional childcare, and school lockdown) and macro (i.e., military support, national support measures) social levels. The analysis reveals that when it comes to military families the greatest price has been paid by female civilian spouses. The number of children and their age influence parents’ self-evaluation of their success with work–life balance. The results show that big families and families with primary school children have been struggling the most during the lockdown. Surprisingly, dual-serving families felt the most successful.

The Loss of a Parent to Suicide in Military Families

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-345
Author(s):  
Jennifer S. Thomas ◽  
Steven L. Baumann
Keyword(s):  
Military Families ◽  
Identity Status ◽  
Military Family ◽  
Roy Adaptation Model ◽  
Parent Loss ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Loss Of A Parent ◽  
Status Theory

In this paper the authors explore the impact of loss of a parent to suicide on adolescents in military families using Marcia’s identity status theory and the Roy adaptation model (RAM). After describing a brief case study of a 13-year-old boy in a military family who lost his father in this manner, these two theories are applied to better understand his struggle to develop and maintain a healthy identity and adapt to numerous relocations, deployments, and then loss. The military family stressors are seen as weakening the resilience of children in such families, making them more vulnerable to the impact of parent loss. Implications for nurses and other healthcare professionals are discussed.

scholarly journals “The Strength behind the Uniform”: Acknowledging the Contributions of Military Families or Co-Opting Women’s Labour?

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-71
Author(s):  
Leigh Spanner
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Military Families ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Military Family ◽  
Operational Effectiveness ◽  
Organizational Goals ◽  
Labour Relations ◽  
Canadian Armed Forces ◽  
The Military

Since 2008, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has called the military family “the strength behind the uniform.” The contributions and sacrifices of military families, and in particular spouses, are now formally recognized as essential to operational effectiveness, such as the ability to deploy troops quickly and easily. This represents a departure from previous eras, which took for granted the “naturalness” of a gendered division of labour in military households in support of organizational goals. Making visible and valuing this work parallels recent efforts by the CAF to improve the wellbeing of its people and advance gender equality in the organization and on operations. This article considers the gendered labour and power implications of formally recognizing the contributions of military families and spouses to the CAF. What does recognizing the military family as “the strength behind the uniform” mean for women and the gendered labour relations in military families? By drawing on analyses of policies, programs, and institutional rhetoric, alongside interviews by military family members, the article argues that in formally recognizing the family’s contribution to operational effectiveness, the CAF is co-opting the labour and loyalty of women spouses in military families. The institutional emphasis on “taking care of its people” obscures the ways in which the service required of military families is gendered and relies on women being constrained by traditional gender norms. These findings have implications for the genuine wellbeing of military families and for assessing feminist progress, or lack thereof, within the CAF institution.

Building resilience in US military families: why it matters

2021 ◽  
pp. bmjmilitary-2020-001735
Author(s):  
Alicia Gill Rossiter ◽  
C G Ling
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Military Families ◽  
The United States ◽  
Military Family ◽  
Military Spouse ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Impact

Service members and their families have endured significant stressors over the past 19 years in support of the nation’s engagement in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. ‘Resilience’ is the term most commonly used to describe the military spouse and military-connected child. However, due to a paucity of research on military families, little is known about the impact of spousal/parental military service on the military family. The ability of the healthcare provider is critical to ensuring the success of the military spouse and military-connected child. Providers can support the physical and psychological health needs of military families through (1) identification of military family members in clinical practice and (2) providing culturally competent care that correlates the unique lifestyle and physical and psychological health exposures associated with spousal/parental military service. Historically, in the United States, there has been a proud legacy of generational military service in families—upwards of 80% of new recruits have a family member who has served in the military. The leading factor associated with retention of the service member on Active Duty or in the Reserve or National Guard is the satisfaction of the at-home spouse. Disenfranchising the military spouse and lack of services and support for military-connected children could create a gap in meeting recruitment goals creating a threat to national security in the United States.

scholarly journals MILITARY FAMILIES IN ESTONIA, SLOVENIA AND SWEDEN – SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

2020 ◽  
pp. 69-88
Author(s):  
KAIRI KASEARU ◽  
ANN-MARGRETH E. OLSSON ◽  
ANDRES SIPLANE ◽  
JANJA VUGA BERŠNAK
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Military Families ◽  
Military Family ◽  
Family Services ◽  
Support Provision ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
The Military

Povzetek Koncept vojaške družine je prepoznan in preučevan v mednarodnem akademskem ter raziskovalnem okolju. Ni pa primerljivo uporabljan v različnih državah. Namen članka je razpravljati in razvijati koncept “vojaških družin” ter analizirati situacije, s katerimi se te družine spoprijemajo v vsakodnevnem življenju, v Estoniji, Sloveniji in na Švedskem. Osvetlili smo nekatere podobnosti in razlike, ki izhajajo iz kulturnih, družbenih in vojaških posebnosti posamezne države. Naštete vplivajo in sooblikujejo identifikacijo družine kot vojaške ter tudi prepoznavanje družine kot vojaške v širši družbi. Slednje vpliva tudi na razvoj in obliko podpore ter storitev, namenjenih vojaškim družinam v posamezni državi. Ključne besede vojaška družina, socialna podpora in storitve, Estonija, Švedska, Slovenija. Abstract The concept “military family” is very well known in the international academic sphere, but is not a widely used term in many countries. The aim of this article is to elaborate the concept of the military family and the situation of these families in Estonia, Slovenia and Sweden. The similarities and differences between these three countries are highlighted by showing how the cultural, social and military context may influence and shape the recognition of military families, services and support provision. Key words military family, services and social support, Estonia, Sweden, Slovenia.

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