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The biographical management of risk and uncertainty: British veterans
Das biografische Management von Risiko und Unsicherheit: britische Veteranen
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Abstract
"How individuals deal with risk and uncertainties in the context of an organizational culture is a neglected area in the sociology of risk and uncertainty. This contribution reports from an explorative qualitative study (n=14) which examines the intersection of biographical experiences and organizat... view more
"How individuals deal with risk and uncertainties in the context of an organizational culture is a neglected area in the sociology of risk and uncertainty. This contribution reports from an explorative qualitative study (n=14) which examines the intersection of biographical experiences and organizational culture in the perspective of risk and uncertainty. This study with ex-serviceman of the British Armed Forces Shows that coming from different biographical contexts, young adults become soldiers for different reasons and they experience their time as soldiers differently. Some chose the certainty culture of the military as a life perspective; others see it rather as a stage in their life. It is the group which assimilates most into military culture which has serious problems with the transition into civil life. But these problems seem to be rooted in the way in which soldiers adopt the military certainty culture rather than the transition itself. Soldiers who maintain competing interpretations and biographical projects are less assimilated but better prepared to deal with all kinds of issues such as drinking culture, ethical and life and death issues." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
civil society; soldier; security; risk; culture; management; alcohol consumption; comparative research; transformation; cultural factors; life career; attitude; future; identity; military; organizational culture; Great Britain; military intervention; career; biography
Classification
Social Psychology
Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature
Method
qualitative empirical; empirical
Document language
English
Publication Year
2011
Page/Pages
p. 237-269
Journal
Historical Social Research, 36 (2011) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.36.2011.3.237-269
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed