- "Military sociology is a subfield within sociology." - "It corresponds closely to C. Wright Mills's summons to connect the individual world to broader social structures."
This subfield deals with the collection and analysis of demographic and social data related to military personnel and their families.
Demographic Transition Theory: The study of population growth and decline over time, and how it relates to social, economic, and political factors.
Military Recruitment and Retention: The processes and practices used by military organizations to recruit and retain personnel.
Military Family Demographics: The study of the demographics and characteristics of military families, including their size, composition, and geographic distribution.
Military Health Demographics: The study of the health and health care utilization patterns of military personnel and their families.
Military Diversity: The study of diversity within the military, including gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, and religion.
Military Culture: The study of the cultural norms, attitudes, and values that shape military organizations and the behavior of military personnel.
Military Personnel Demographics: The study of the demographics and characteristics of military personnel, including their age, sex, education, and career progression.
Military Veteran Demographics: The study of the demographics and characteristics of military veterans, including their health, education, and employment status.
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Military Demography: The study of military demographics from multiple disciplinary perspectives, including sociology, anthropology, demography, geography, and economics.
Military Population Dynamics: The study of the changes in military populations over time and the factors that shape those changes.
Recruitment and Retention: This category looks at the factors affecting the enlistment and retention rates of military personnel. It may consider demographic changes in the population, attitudes towards the military, and incentives for serving.
Combat: This category focuses on the demographics and social experiences of combat troops, including their training, deployment, and combat experiences. It may look at issues such as morale, unit cohesion, and casualties.
Health and Well-being: This category examines the physical and mental health of military personnel and their families. It may consider issues such as PTSD, substance abuse, and the use of military health care services.
Diversity and Inclusion: This category looks at the representation of different demographic groups within the military, and the ways in which the military seeks to promote diversity and inclusion while also maintaining effective military readiness.
Military Families: This category examines the demographics and social experiences of military families, including spouses and children of service members. It may look at issues such as family separation and the impact of military life on families.
Education and Training: This category focuses on the educational backgrounds and training experiences of military personnel, and the ways in which military training and education affect career development and readiness.
Military Culture: This category examines the shared values, beliefs, and practices that constitute military culture, including the ways in which military culture differs from civilian culture and how it is transmitted to new service members.
- "Military sociology aims toward the systematic study of the military as a social group rather than as a military organization."
- "This highly specialized sub-discipline examines issues related to service personnel as a distinct group with coerced collective action based on shared interests linked to survival in vocation and combat."
- "Service personnel have purposes and values that are more defined and narrow than within civil society."
- "Military sociology concerns civil-military relations and interactions between other groups or governmental agencies."
- "Military sociology aims toward the systematic study of the military as a social group rather than as a military organization."
- "It corresponds closely to C. Wright Mills's summons to connect the individual world to broader social structures."
- "Military sociology aims toward the systematic study of the military as a social group."
- "This highly specialized sub-discipline examines issues related to service personnel as a distinct group with coerced collective action based on shared interests linked to survival in vocation and combat."
- "Service personnel are a distinct group with coerced collective action based on shared interests linked to survival in vocation and combat."
- "Military sociology concerns civil-military relations."
- "Military sociology also concerns interactions between other groups or governmental agencies."
- "Military sociology is a highly specialized sub-discipline."
- "Service personnel have purposes and values that are more defined and narrow than within civil society."
- "This highly specialized sub-discipline examines issues related to service personnel as a distinct group."
- "Military sociology aims to connect the individual world to broader social structures."
- "Shared interests linked to survival in vocation and combat."
- "Coerced collective action based on shared interests."
- "It corresponds closely to C. Wright Mills's summons to connect the individual world to broader social structures."
- "This highly specialized sub-discipline examines issues related to service personnel as a distinct group."