Handbook of the Sociology of the Military
Handbook of the Sociology of the Military

Author: Giuseppe Caforio

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2003-01-31

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 9780306472954

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This accessible handbook is the first of its kind to examine the sociological approach to the study of the military. The contents are compiled from the work of researchers at universities around the world, as well as military officers devoted to the sector of study. Beginning with a review of studies prior to contemporary research, the book provides a comprehensive survey of the topic. The scope of coverage extends to civic-military relations, including issues surrounding democratic control of the armed forces; military culture; professional training; conditions and problems of minorities in the armed forces; an examination of structural change within the military over the years including new duties and functions following the Cold War.

The Cambridge Handbook of Sociology
The Cambridge Handbook of Sociology

Author: Kathleen Odell Korgen

Publisher:

Published: 2021-03-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781107492554

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The Cambridge Handbook of Sociology gives an overview of the field that is both comprehensive and up to date.

Sociology & the Military Estab
Sociology & the Military Estab

Author: Morris Janowitz

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated

Published: 1974-12

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13:

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En revision foretaget af det Amerikanske Sociologiske Selskab om ændringen af den militære opbygning. Med emner som Hierarki, autoritet, rekruttering, effektivitet, organisering og internationale relationer

Forging Military Identity in Culturally Pluralistic Societies
Forging Military Identity in Culturally Pluralistic Societies

Author: Thomas Stubbs

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2015-10-08

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 1498507441

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Ethno-politics has become a major force in the post-Cold War era. The fundamental challenge to military establishments in deeply plural societies is the formation of institutional unity from diverse ethnic groups. This edited volume examines seven case studies of countries that have attempted, with varying degrees of success, to develop, or to begin to develop, within their military establishments a single “quasi-ethnic” military identity to effect unity within their ranks and attenuate the deep and often violent ethnic divisions that otherwise would pertain. The volume compares contrasting outcomes in two African regions: West Africa with the contrasting cases of Guinea and Nigeria and East Africa with the cases of Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. It also examines the very different cases of Algeria and Suriname. In most of these cases, the emergence of a single, unified, quasi-ethnic identity is in its earliest stages, although rapid global change points to the likelihood that this pattern will prevail.

Military Institutions and Coercion in the Developing Nations
Military Institutions and Coercion in the Developing Nations

Author: Morris Janowitz

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1988-02-29

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0226393194

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This book includes Janowitz's seminal work, The Military in the Political Development of New Nations, with additional new analysis of Latin American nations and of the increasing significance of paramilitary and police forces in authoritarian regimes in developing nations.

Creating Military Power
Creating Military Power

Author: Risa Brooks

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2007-04-09

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780804768092

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Creating Military Power examines how societies, cultures, political structures, and the global environment affect countries' military organizations. Unlike most analyses of countries' military power, which focus on material and basic resources—such as the size of populations, technological and industrial base, and GNP—this volume takes a more expansive view. The study's overarching argument is that states' global environments and the particularities of their cultures, social structures, and political institutions often affect how they organize and prepare for war, and ultimately impact their effectiveness in battle. The creation of military power is only partially dependent on states' basic material and human assets. Wealth, technology, and human capital certainly matter for a country's ability to create military power, but equally important are the ways a state uses those resources, and this often depends on the political and social environment in which military activity takes place.

Sociology and the Field of Public Health
Sociology and the Field of Public Health

Author: Edward Suchman

Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation

Published: 1963-07-01

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1610446976

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This work is the fifth in a series of bulletins on the applications of sociology to various fields of professional practice prepared under the joint sponsorship of the American Sociological Association and the Russell Sage Foundation. Previous bulletins have dealt with applications of sociology in the fields of corrections, mental health, education, and military organization. Dr. Suchman has performed an important service in his clear delineation of the great potential sociology and related disciplines have for sharpening our understanding of the social factors in health and disease, for intelligent planning and mounting of appropriate action programs, and for improving the organizational structure and institutional mechanisms of the health professions themselves.