War mobilization and the life course: A cohort of World War II veterans

1987 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 449-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glen H. Elder
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Life Course ◽  
World War ◽  
World War Ii Veterans ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
War Mobilization

scholarly journals MUSIC IN THE LIFE COURSE: A FOCUS ON DEMENTIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S842-S842
Author(s):  
Amanda Couve ◽  
Joseph A Kotarba
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Baby Boomers ◽  
Body Movement ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Community Center ◽  
World War ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Key Features ◽  
The Life Course

Abstract The music experiences of Baby Boomers (born 1946 to 1965) continue to evolve as they age, with the Beatles and the Blues remaining key features. Baby boomers grew up in the post-World War II period when the variety of media technologies and outlets grew tremendously. Baby boomers continue this trend to experience and enjoy music through media such as theme cruises, community center activities, formal concerts, TV music awards programs, iPhones, and house concerts. The value of music in caring for the increasing number of Baby Boomers living with dementia is also increasing. For example, music can help patients recall pleasant and calming moments in their past, while helping enhance body movement and balance through dance. The audience’s’ takeaways will be ideas for creative marketing of music to the elderly; for integrating music into senior living situations, and for celebrating technology’s contributions to the culture of aging.

scholarly journals Research of Intra-generational Heterogeneity in the Life Course Paradigm

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sigita Kraniauskienė ◽  
Liutauras Kraniauskas
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
World War ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Social Variation ◽  
Demographical Data ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
Methodological Guidelines

The article discusses methodological issues how to explore and interpret intra-cohort and intragenerational variability within the theoretical framework of the life-course paradigm. Starting with an assumption that social variation within one generation and its permanence over the time should be explained as a sociological fact, we propose methodological guidelines how to approach the topic of intragenerational variability in the analysis of narratives of family histories. To demonstrate how to analyse and read empirical data, we present three life stories of women, born in 1936, who migrated to Klaipėda Region, Lithuania, after World War II. The narrative analysis, supported with demographical data, shows how the early experience of socialization is eventually translated into ethnic differences and solidifies the structure of intragenerational variability.

scholarly journals STORIES OF TRAUMA AND RECONCILIATION OF WORLD WAR II VETERANS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S768-S768
Author(s):  
Hanna K Ulatowska ◽  
Tricia Santos ◽  
Diane Walsh ◽  
Jilliane Lagus ◽  
Mitchell Pruett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Personal Narratives ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
World War ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
World War Ii Veterans ◽  
Paralinguistic Communication ◽  
Generative Behavior

Abstract The present qualitative study examined the reconciliation of trauma experienced by 55 World War II veterans (22 aeronautical crew members, 27 non-pilot combatants, and 6 veterans with dementia) demonstrated via testimonial language within a semi-structured interview. The research team considered themes of language coherence as they relate to veteran experiences of trauma and reconciliation. Trauma literature documents the importance of personal narratives in both identifying and reconciling traumatic experiences. This study examined morals and values of participants, traumatic experiences either lived or witnessed, and reconciliation of trauma as demonstrated by the coherence of participants’ linguistic and paralinguistic communication. Linguistic analysis included the use of evaluative and emotional language; linguistic devices such as crowding, topic maintenance, and humor; and lessons learned from trauma and the reconciliation process. Prosody was analyzed as a paralinguistic indicator of trauma and reconciliation using audio recordings of semi-structured interviews. The primary findings revealed that highly coherent language is present among participants with distinct content when comparing episodes from youth and reflections of experience in old age. The unique differences demonstrated overall strength of veterans’ narrative identity throughout their lives. Strength of identity and coherence of language indicated adequate reconciliation of traumatic events. Reconciliation of trauma was also evident in veterans’ participation in the study and generative behavior described in testimonial language.

The lifelong struggle of Finnish World War II veterans

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 493-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sirkka Nivala ◽  
Anneli Sarvimäki
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
World War ◽  
World War Ii Veterans
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