{"product_id":"military-sociology-wilbur-j-scott-9781032252919","title":"Military Sociology: A Guided Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis textbook introduces the reader to the field of military sociology through narrative reviews of selected key studies in the discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book provides a \u003cem\u003eguided introduction\u003c\/em\u003e. In each chapter, the authors set the stage and then immerse the reader in Spotlights - that is, descriptions of essential studies that inform the discipline of military sociology. The goal is to afford readers a ready pathway into how sociologists and social scientists have thought about topics in the study of the military and war. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopics covered in the book include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is \u003cem\u003emilitary sociology\u003c\/em\u003e? What does it have to offer in understanding armed forces, wars, and societies?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat basic tools are needed to ply \u003ci\u003esociological\u003c\/i\u003e, or more broadly, \u003ci\u003esocial science\u003c\/i\u003e perspectives for studying war and the military?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat are the bio-social bases of war? What does the spectrum of such societally organized violence look like? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do societies raise and maintain formal militaries? What are variations in their social composition and in the profiles of civil-military relations?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow and why is military organization and war changing so dramatically in the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e-century? What does the future hold?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will be of great interest to students of military sociology, the armed forces and society, peace studies, and international relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilbur J. Scott,Karin Modesto de Angelis,David R. Segal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 103225291X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032252919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 6.85w x 0.56d","brand":"Wilbur J. Scott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48484184097023,"sku":"9781032252919","price":51.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_04e1580c-51b2-4ac0-b8fe-26c3b729315b.jpg?v=1778042981","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/military-sociology-wilbur-j-scott-9781032252919","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}