Military Sociology: A Guided Introduction

ISBN-13: 9781032252926 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 288 str.

USA) Segal David R. (University of Maryland

Opis

This textbook introduces the reader to the field of military sociology, broadly defined, through narrative reviews of selected key studies in the discipline.

Spis treści

1. The Advent of a Field  2. Sociology and Military Sociology  3. Biological and Cultural Bases of Warfare  4. The Military as a Bureaucracy and a Profession  5. Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines (and Terrorists): Who Fights and Why They Fight  6. Race and Ethnicity in Society and the Military  7. Gender and Sexuality in Society and the Military  8. Spectrum of Conflict: "Big" Wars  9. Spectrum of Conflict: "Small" Wars  10. Spectrum of Conflict: "New" Wars  11. Military Families  12. Veterans and Veterans’ Issues  13. Parting Thoughts: What May Lie Ahead