A Bourdieusian Analysis of U.S. Military Culture Ground in the Mental Help-Seeking Literature

This theoretical treatise uses the scientific literature concerning help seeking for mental illness among those with a background in the U.S. military to posit a more complex definition of military culture. The help-seeking literature is used to illustrate how hegemonic masculinity, when situated in...

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Published in:	American journal of men's health Vol. 11; no. 5; pp. 1358 - 1365
Main Authors:	Abraham, Traci, Cheney, Ann M., Curran, Geoffrey M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-09-2017 SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC SAGE Publishing
Subjects:	Armed forces Help seeking behavior Mental disorders Mental Health and Wellbeing United States > US masculinity ideology psychosocial and cultural issues culture mental health
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Summary:	This theoretical treatise uses the scientific literature concerning help seeking for mental illness among those with a background in the U.S. military to posit a more complex definition of military culture. The help-seeking literature is used to illustrate how hegemonic masculinity, when situated in the military field, informs the decision to seek formal treatment for mental illness among those men with a background in the U.S. military. These analyses advocate for a nuanced, multidimensional, and situated definition of U.S. military culture that emphasizes the way in which institutional structures and social relations of power intersect with individual values, beliefs, and motivations to inform and structure health-related practices.
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ISSN:	1557-9883 1557-9891
DOI:	10.1177/1557988315596037