Change in Military Organization

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2296764
AutoresDavid R Segal (Department of Sociology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, and Department of Military Psychiatry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington DC 20012), Mady Wechsler Segal (Department of Sociology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, and Department of Military Psychiatry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington DC 20012)
Año1983
Volumen9
Número1
Páginas151-170
Fecha de publicación1983-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAnnual Review of Sociology (BOOK_SERIES)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0360-0572 • E-ISSN: 1545-2115
EditorialAnnual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1146/annurev.so.09.080183.001055
OpenAlexW2165038508
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas24
Referencias citadas9

Recent literature in military sociology is reviewed in the context of theories regarding increasing rationality on the part of societies, organizations, and individuals. Models that emphasize individualistic orientations to military service are compared with models that assume a more collectivistic orientation. Attention is paid to the shift from a mobilization-based armed force to a force in being, and to the convergence between military and civilian organizations. Several consequences of the rationalization of the military are considered, including potential changes in willingness to fight, military unionization, changes in professionalism, the substitution of management for leadership, increased utilization of women, and dependence on research, including social science research

Collectivism · Context (archaeology · Economics · Individualism · Military service · Political science · Positive economics · Public relations · Rationality · Rationalization (economics · Social science · Sociology · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Military History and Strategy · Psychology · Law · Social Psychology