Organizational reaction to social deviance : the military case / Robert J. Stevenson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stevenson, Robert Joseph.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology, Military--United States.

Sociology, Military.

Military discipline--United States.

Military discipline.

Social control--United States.

Social control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 248 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Pub., 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Military justice issues have become increasingly salient since 9/11. And indeed, the types and frequency of sanctioning in the military have changed substantially since World War II. This study explores differences in how officers and enlisted men are treated, how the different branches of the military have imposed sanctions, and changes in severity and frequency of sanctions during different periods of different wars. The character of social institutions is known by the nature of rule breakers discovered, or created, within them. The US Military produces casualties in terms of due to physical

Contents:

Social deviance and military sociology : introduction

Internal controls : courts-martial

Organizational reaction : "bad paper" discharges

Containment and expulsion

The physical and social risks of war

Organizational reaction and the officer-enlisted distinction

Organizational reaction and the volume of deviance in the army : the Vietnam era

Social deviance in military institutions : summary and implications.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-87586-791-X

OCLC:

693761560