Ex-Servicemen on the Road
Travel and Homelessness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3950955 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Higate (0000-0001-8217-2313, University of Bristol, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 331-348 |
| Publication date | 2000-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0261 • E-ISSN: 1467-954X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-954x.00219 |
| OpenAlex | W2044104290 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 17 |
An emerging literature has recently attempted to address the transitory characteristics of the single homeless population. In this paper I contribute to this focus by arguing that one way in which to account for the high mobility of the insecurely accommodated is to focus on its gendered groundings. Drawing on a study of seventeen homeless ex-servicemen, I explore the long-term influence of military-masculine gender ideology in a civilian environment pervaded by disadvantage. The themes of the emotions, camaraderie, alcohol use and 'freedom from the military' are discussed within an empirical and theoretical framework. In conclusion, it is suggested that a number of ex-servicemen are both disposed to, and equipped for, a life on the road, and may become 'addicted' to travel and fleeting fixedness to place. It is hoped that these comments have a wider generalisability, and may throw light on the deeper underpinnings of movement for homeless (non ex-service) men, a number of whom may romanticise their lives 'on the open road
Criminology · Disadvantage · Focus (optics) · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Sex work and related issues
Men, Militaries and Civilian Societies in Interaction
The body, the shelter, and the shebeen
Culture, Cohesion and Conflict
A Symbolic Interactionist Perspective on the Divide within the Veteran Self
No man's land”
Military Deployment, Masculinity and Trauma
Changing geographies of the passenger
Alternative Cartographies of Homelessness
Complexity not collapse
Making dialogue with an existential voice in transition from military to civilian life
Doing research among exiled Rwandan army deserters
New Age Travellers
From services to civilian
Unveiling the Influence of Competitive Sports on the Sense of Self and Identity of Disabled Veterans
U.K. Veterans in Prison
More Concerned About Mr. and Mrs. Denmark”
Culturally Competent Social Work Practice with Veterans
The Transition Experiences of British Military Veterans
In exile but not at peace’ 1
Unmaking militarized masculinity
Military identities among Rwandan army deserters in South Africa
From warfare to welfare
The Trauma Risk Management Approach to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the British Military
Exploring the ambiguities of masculinity in accounts of emotional distress in the military among young ex-servicemen
Construções de masculinidades entre pessoas moradoras de rua
You're Just Chopped Off at the End
Souvenir salvage and the death of great naval ships
Add Female Veterans and Stir? A Feminist Perspective on Gendering Veterans Research
Reflexivity and Researching the Military
Theater of War
Men, Gender Divisions and Welfare
Lads, Machos and Others
The Organizational Construction of Hegemonic Masculinity
Mundane’ men
Spotting the Invisible Man
Homelessness and the Meaning of Home
The Beer Talking
The Unaccommodated Woman
Identity Formation, Space and Social Centrality
Love and Intimacy
On the road again
| Unique citing works | 29 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,21 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |