Military Morale
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2201298 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James A Ulio (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1941 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 321-330 |
| Publication date | 1941-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9602 • E-ISSN: 1537-5390 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/218912 |
| OpenAlex | W4235694094 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Military morale is in a large sense inseparable from civilian morale because each reacts upon the other and both are in large measure based on fidelity to a cause. But there is a certain kind of morale that is distinctly military. It begins with the soldier's attitude toward duty. It develops with the soldier's command over himself. It is a spirit that becomes dominat in the individual and also in the group. Whether the soldier has physical comforts or suffers physical hardships may be a factor but is seldom the determining factor in making or unmaking his morale. A cause known and believed in; knowledge that substantial justice governs discipline; the individual's confidence and pride in himself, his comrades, his leaders; the unit's pride in its own will; these basic things, supplemented by intelligent welfare and recreation measures and brought to life by a spirit of mutual respect and co-operation, combine to weld a seasoned fighting force capable of defending the nation
Aesthetics · Duty · Economic Justice · Law and economics · Political science · Pride · Recreation · Sociology · Law · Military and Defense Studies · Military History and Strategy · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · War, Ethics, and Justification
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2021 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |