Military sociology a guided introduction / Wilbur J. Scott, Karina Modesto De Angelis, and David R. Segal.
| Author/creator | Scott, Wilbur J., 1946- |
| Other author | De Angelis, Karina Modesto. |
| Other author | Segal, David R. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, [2023] |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The advent of a field -- Sociology and military sociology -- Biological and cultural bases of warfare -- The military as a bureaucracy and a profession -- Soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines (and terrorists) : who fights and why they fight -- Race and ethnicity in society and the military -- Gender and sexuality in society and the military -- Spectrum of conflict : "big" wars -- Spectrum of conflict : "small" wars -- The spectrum of conflict : "new" wars -- Military families -- Veterans and veterans' issues -- Parting thoughts : what may lie ahead. |
| Abstract | "This textbook introduces the reader to the field of military sociology, through narrative reviews of selected key studies in the discipline. The book provides a guided introduction. In each chapter, the authors set the stage and then immerse the reader in Spotlights - i.e., descriptions of essential studies that inform the discipline of military sociology. The goal is to afford readers a ready pathway into how sociologists and social scientists have thought about and studied topics in the study of the military and war. Topics covered in the book include: - what is military sociology; what does it have to offer in understanding armed forces, wars, and societies? - what basic tools are needed to ply sociological, or more broadly, social science perspectives for studying war and the military? - what are the bio-social bases of war; what does the spectrum of such societally organized violence look like? - how do societies raise and maintain formal militaries; what are variations in their social composition and in the profiles of civil-military relations? - how and why is military organization and war changing so dramatically in the 21st century; what does the future hold? This book will be of great interest to students of military sociology, armed forces and society, peace studies and International Relations"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022031806 |
| ISBN | 9781032252926 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781032252919 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |