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ARMY WIVES SERVE, TOO (A NOVELISTIC SENSE IN SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION) wida ayu
Brawijaya Journal of Social Science Vol. 2 No. 2 (2018): Jurnal Kajian Ruang Sosial-Budaya (JKRSB) is continued as Brawijaya Journal of
Publisher : Sociology Department, Brawijaya University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.sosiologi.jkrsb.2018.002.2.09

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We frequently hear about the heroic soldiers struggle for their nation, but we seldomly hear about what their wives have made. Army wives are conjoined by unwritten codes. They are expected to endure hardships with kindness and tragedies with heads held high (Moelker, Andres, and Poot 2006). The media commonly focuses only on the families’ tearful goodbyes and tearful reunions – or, in the case of spouse murders, their deaths. Yet the reality is far more complex and breath-taking.Â