Type
Summary
Qualitative and quantitative data collected from the Belize Defense Force were used to clarify how military occupation is
implicated in sexual risk behaviors among personnel. Binge drinking and risky sexual behaviors were described as part of the
military culture and used as coping mechanisms for occupational hazards, trauma exposure and, at times, PTSD.
Citation
Anastario, M.P., Hallum-Montes, R., Reyes, E., Manzanero, R. & Chun, H. (2013). Toward a social theory of sexual risk behavior among men in the armed services: Understanding the military occupational habitus. Culture, Medicine & Psychiatry, 37, 737-755.