Value Priorities of Japanese and American Service Academy Students

Bibliographic Data

ID2340511
AuthorsEloise Forgette Malone (United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland,), Chie Matsuzawa Paik (United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland,, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume33
Issue2
Pages169-185
Publication date2007-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArmed Forces & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0095-327X • E-ISSN: 1556-0848
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0095327x06287054
OpenAlexW2027418542
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited15

The exceptional demands placed upon military organizations throughout the world today render comparative analysis of military culture and values important, particularly as defense policies become increasingly integrative and cooperative to combat global terrorism. Using an instrument designed to prioritize value orientations, this study examines value priorities of prospective officers at Japanese and American military academies. Findings suggest that Japanese students are more individualistic and self-directed and American students more benevolent and traditional than popular conceptions suggest. The study discusses the findings within the social and cultural contexts of the service academies and societies at large. The article also discusses the implications for military relations with their civil society and with each other

Diversity (politics) · Individualism · Military personnel · Military service · Political science · Public relations · Service (business) · Service member · Social science · Sociology · Terrorism · Value (mathematics) · Cultural Differences and Values · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Law · Military History and Strategy

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