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American Soldiers in Iraq: McSoldiers or Innovative Professionals? book cover

1st Edition

American Soldiers in Iraq McSoldiers or Innovative Professionals?

By Morten G. Ender Copyright 2009
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge
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American Soldiers in Iraq offers a unique snapshot of American soldiers in Iraq, analyzing their collective narratives in relation to the military sociology tradition. Grounded in a century-long tradition of sociology offering a window into the world of American soldiers, this volume serves as a voice for their experience. It provides the reader with both a generalized and a deep view into a... Read more
1. Introduction: American Soldiers  2. Creeping Banality: The Boredom Factor and American Soldiers  3. Troop Morale: The Social Psychology of American Soldiers  4. Fusion and Fissure: American Soldier Attitudes toward Social Issues  5. Over There: American Soldier Attitudes toward Foreign Issues  6. McSoldiers: Human Tools or Innovative Professionals?  7. Real G.I. Janes: American Female Soldiers in War  8. Baghdad Calling: Soldier Communications with the Home and Other Fronts  9. Turning Point: Iraq as a Change Agent for Soldiers  10. Death in the Ranks: Class War or Equal Opportunity?  11. Conclusion: Soldiers, Minds, and American Society

Biography

Morten G. Ender is Professor of Sociology at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. His research on military sociology has appeared in the Journal of Adolescence, Military Psychology, Journal of Political and Military Sociology, and Armed Forces & Society.

"The book’s brevity makes it useful to professors as an addition to a variety of courses, from political science to history to gender and family studies to sociology. Ender’s sound research and methods qualify the book for many sociology courses, from introductory to more specialized topics. Political scientists and historians can welcome this book for its historical content and for its findings in attitudes toward politics. Military sociology courses will be enhanced and strengthened with the historical and current data and findings." -- Debra Sheffer, Park University

"A useful contribution to military sociology.  Summing Up: Recommended.  All levels/libraries." - G. B. Osborne, CHOICE (November 2009)

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