Communication Challenges Faced by Returning Veterans and Their Families
Open Access
Author:
Schultz, Tyler James
Area of Honors:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type:
Thesis
Thesis Supervisors:
Jon F Nussbaum, Thesis Supervisor Lori Ann Bedell, Thesis Honors Advisor
Keywords:
Veterans Communication Relationships Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Affection Identity
Abstract:
This honors thesis examines the communication challenges faced by military veterans and their families upon a veteran’s arrival home from deployment. These challenges, if not attended to, can continue into later stages of life. As a result of a veteran’s experiences from deployment and their limited communication with both other members of the military and their families back home, returning from deployment often leads to problems readjusting back to civilian life. Through an examination of the demographics of the military, the allowable communication while abroad, and the developed communication problems between veterans and their loved ones, this honors thesis incorporates communication theory to explain relationships challenged by communication barriers.
