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Record Nr.

UNINA9910971297103321

Titolo

Sociocultural data to accomplish Department of Defense missions : toward a unified social framework : workshop summary / / National Research Council of the National Academies ; Robert Pool, rapporteur

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2011

ISBN

9786613019226

9780309208895

0309208890

9781283019224

1283019221

9780309185172

0309185173

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (119 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PoolRobert

Disciplina

355

Soggetti

Social sciences - Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Planning Committee on Unifying Social Frameworks, Board on Human-Systems Integration, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Situation in Afghanistan""; ""3 The Conflict Environment""; ""4 Cooperative Relationships""; ""5 Nation Building""; ""6 Persuasion""; ""7 Modeling Sociocultural Behavior""; ""8 Implications""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Workshop Agenda and Participants""; ""Appendix B: Abstracts of Background Papers""

Sommario/riassunto

Summarizes presentations and discussions that took place on August 16-17, 2010, at a National Research Council public workshop sponsored by the Office of Naval Research. The workshop addressed the variables and complex interaction of social and cultural factors that influence human behavior, focusing on potential applications to the full spectrum of military operations. The workshop's keynote address by Major General Michael T. Flynn, U.S. Army, provided critical context about the cultural situation and needs of the military operating in



Afghanistan. Additional presentations were divided into four panels to address the diverse missions encountered by the U.S. military worldwide. The workshop concluded with a final panel to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of different methods of acquiring and using relevant data and knowledge to accomplish these missions.