For my first topic, I chose the adjustment to the armed forces. I decided to focus on veterans from the Vietnam war or simply soldiers in Afghanistan/Iraq today. My question would be how do these soldiers cope with living safely back home when coming back from always being constantly in danger/fear. Or I could ask how regular citizens( college students etc.) reacted when drafted into the Vietnam War.
I chose the experience of Jewish refugees in WWII next. Specifically, the journey Jewish people encountered when they were ripped away from their homes by the nazi’s and sent to concentration camps. My question would then be how a Jewish refugee adapted to this imprisoned environment when living freely beforehand.
Lastly, I chose nursing homes. Many families are unable to care for their elderly because they are too busy with work or school etc. Therefore , they are sent to nursing homes to live out the rest of their lives. This is an entirely new environment since a person’s freedom is now more restricted than if they lived with their family members. My question would be how is life different for an elderly person confined in a nursing home rather than living alone or with family members.
I chose to write about my first question about the adjustment into the armed forces, specifically in Afghanistan. I plan on focusing on the different home life they would have at base and back home, the effect of PTSD on a soldier and if it affects both combat soldiers and soldiers not on the frontlines similarly, and hopefully find anecdotes about soldiers who are going through PTSD and/or has overcome it.
Rafael, I like the idea of focusing on a particular deployment (like Afghanistan or Iraq); I think it will give you more focus. I’m a tiny bit confused about the scope of your question. Are you intending to explore BOTH the soldier’s adjustment to being deployed AND his/her adjustment upon returning home? That seems to me like it could potentially be too broad. Particularly, given your interest in PTSD, it might make more sense to focus more narrowly on the issues soldiers face when they return home from military deployment. What do you think?
I agree with you, professor. I have decided to focus on the issues, such as PTSD, Afghanistan soldiers face after they return home from deployment.
Sounds good!