1. Military Sociology 1963-1969.
- Author
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Lang, Kurt
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MILITARY sociology ,TECHNOLOGICAL innovations ,VIOLENCE ,WAR & society ,SOCIOLOGISTS ,SOCIAL sciences - Abstract
The field of military sociology, includes all those situations and structures where the element of organized violence constitutes a major and legitimate preoccupation--be it as a readily available means to some shared objective or as a potential last resort against attacks on social order. There are signs of the increasing acceptance of military affairs as a subject worthy of the attention of sociologists. The emergence of professionalism remains a major theme in numerous studies of the military. Military effectiveness is influenced by many factors but planned innovation in peacetime and coping with the stresses of the battle field remain two of the most important problems that military organizations must resolve. Arrangements for continuous structural reforms must be balanced against the need for stability, but they encounter additional resistance from the sentiments attached to existing procedures. Basic as recruitment and selection may be in the nature of the military system, there are other equally important factors determining the kind of exchanges that constantly take place between the civil and military sectors of society.
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- 1968
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