The Biographical Management of Risk and Uncertainty—British Veterans
Abstract: How individuals deal with risk and uncertainties in the context of an organizational culture is a neglected area in the sociology of risk and uncertainty. This contribution reports from an explorative qualitative study (n=14) which examines the intersection of biographical experiences and organizational culture in the perspective of risk and uncertainty. This study with ex-serviceman of the British Armed Forces shows that coming from different biographical contexts, young adults become soldiers for different reasons and they experience their time as soldiers differently. Some chose the certainty culture of the military as a life perspective; others see it rather as a stage in their life. It is the group which assimilates most into military culture which has serious problems with the transition into civil life. But these problems seem to be rooted in the way in which soldiers adopt the military certainty culture rather than the transition itself. Soldiers who maintain competing inte.... https://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/1457
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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The Biographical Management of Risk and Uncertainty—British Veterans ; volume:11 ; number:1 ; day:30 ; month:01 ; year:2010
Forum qualitative Sozialforschung ; 11, Heft 1 (30.01.2010)
- Creator
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Zinn, Jens O.
- DOI
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10.17169/fqs-11.1.1457
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urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs1001102
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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