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

• Autore: Stevenson Robert Joseph
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Algora Pub., 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 248 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 306.2/70973
• Soggetto topico: Sociology, Military - United States; Military discipline - United States; Social control - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Organizational reaction to social deviance
• ISBN: 0-87586-791-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814012903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II