Psychological war trauma and society : like a hidden wound
Language: English Original language: Hebrew Series: Explorations in social psychology seriesPublisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015Description: 1 online resource (x, 191 pages)ISBN:- 9780815356158
- 9781315727486
- 9781317540045
- 9781317540052
- Ke-'ilu hi petsa' nistar. English
- RC552.P67
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Trapped in the myth -- The starting point -- The early decades : starting point to turning point -- "The helicopter isn't coming" : the wounded and the system -- Trauma and war debate in Israel -- Combat stress reaction in an era of social privatization -- Lower in rank : Israeli citizens in war and terror -- The changing face of war and the emergence of a trauma discourse -- From denial to recognition -- The trauma discourse dialectic -- War trauma in Israeli-Palestinian society -- The "Invention" of trauma : debate and conceptualization -- From stone to lake and back : the individual and collective circles of trauma -- Epilogue.
This book explores the psychological trauma affecting soldiers and civilians who have encountered the violence of war or terrorism, arguing that the enigmas surrounding war trauma are rooted in culture, collective memory and social norms. Focusing primarily on a large-scale sociological study in Israel, chapters detail the ideological, political, historical and economic factors that shape the multifaceted connection between individual and collective trauma, probing the exterior layers of Israeli society and exposing the complex relationship between society and emotionally scarred individuals everywhere.
First published in Hebrew as Like a hidden wound : war trauma in Israeli society, 2012 by Am Oved.