Overview
- Provides an update from the 1st edition of the sociological approach to the study of the military
- Covers historical excursus of studies prior to contemporary research, interpretive models and theoretical approaches for the sociology of the military
- Discusses documents on structural change within the military from various researchers at universities around the world as well as military officers
Part of the book series: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research (HSSR)
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Table of contents (31 chapters)
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General Introduction
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Theoretical and Methodological Orientations
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Armed Forces and Society
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Inside the Military
Keywords
- Study of the Military
- Models for Military Professions
- Military Sociology in the United States and Europe
- Organized Violence and the Military
- Military Mobilization
- Civil-Military Relations
- Public Trust in the Military
- Democratic Control of the Military
- Violence Experiences of Combat Soldiers
- Soldiers and Governments in Africa
- Organizaional Cultures in the Military
- Military Officer Education
- Change in Gendered Organisations
- Military Families
- LGBT Personnel in the Military
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Marina Nuciari is full professor of Sociology at the University of Torino, Italy, and professor of Military Sociology at the School for Strategic Studies, State University of Torino & Italian Army Academy. Founding member of the European Research Group On Military And Society (ERGOMAS), and Chairperson of ERGOMAS 1992 – 1996; Member of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society (IUS) , Chicago University (Chicago) since 1993 and of the International Sociological Association (ISA), Research Committee 01-Armed Forces and Conflict Resolution. Main fields of research activity: Military sociology, with special reference to the military profession, changes in military organisations, adjustment to asymmetric and CR operations; social change, development and modernisation, with special reference to African countries; Crosscultural Studies in Management and Business; Smart Cities, ICT and sustainable development. Author and co-author of some 90 publications in books, chapters,articles and edited volumes.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Handbook of the Sociology of the Military
Editors: Giuseppe Caforio, Marina Nuciari
Series Title: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71602-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-71600-8Published: 06 June 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10082-7Published: 25 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-71602-2Published: 19 May 2018
Series ISSN: 1389-6903
Series E-ISSN: 2542-839X
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XIII, 650
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociology, general, Political Science, Management