Ten men participated in this study; all had fathers who served six months
or more in active combat during World War II. Each son was asked about his
relationship with his father specific to the father's combat experience. Each
interview was audiotaped and transcribed. From each transcribed interview a
narrative was developed representing the life story of growing up with a combat
veteran father. Reading across all ten narratives, eight themes were extracted that
were consistent for seven to ten of the participants. Two follow-up questions
were later asked of each participant. These questions were also taped and
transcribed and formulated into themes. The four most important themes were:
avoiding the topic of combat, emotional distancing, father's perceived change in
personality because of the war, and wanting to have more intimate time with
their fathers growing up. Fifty-five years after the end of World War II there
remains a residual effect on these sons. It is anticipated that this research will
assist Canada's Peacekeepers in adjusting to their civilian life as they raise their
families.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/14826 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Smitton, J. Alan |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Relation | UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/] |
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