Title Cultural differences between the military and parent society in democratic countries / edited by Guiseppe Caforio

Edition 1st ed Published Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier JAI, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume) Series Contributions to conflict management, peace economics and development ; v. 4 Contributions to conflict management, peace economics and development ; v. 4. Contents Cover -- Cultural Differences Between the Military and Parent Society in Democratic Countries -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Notes -- References -- Part I: General Features of the Research -- Chapter 1. Theoretical Framework of the Research -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Definition of Culture -- 3. Military Culture -- 4. The Possibility of a Cross-National Research as Such -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2. The Methodological Approach of the Study on the Differences between Civilian Students and Military Cadets -- 1. Introduction -- 2. History of the Research -- 3. Research Procedure and Methods -- 4. Conclusion -- Notes -- Reference -- Annex 1. Questionnaire for the Future Elites Survey -- Part II: Cross-National Analysis -- Chapter 3. Value Orientations and Political Attitudes Among Future Military and Civilian Elites -- Introduction -- The US Study -- Values in this Study -- Findings -- Conclusions -- Note -- References -- Chapter 4. Effects of the Socialisation Process on the Cultural Attitudes of Future Elites -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Primary Socialisation -- 3. Professional Socialisation -- 4. Some Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5. Media and Public Opinion -- Introduction -- Data Analysis -- Discussion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6. Threat Perception: New Risks, New threats and New Missions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Threats to National Security -- 3. New Missions for the Military -- 4. Assessments of Foreign Policy Goals -- 5. Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgment -- Reference -- Chapter 7. Democratic Control over the Armed Forces -- 1. The Framework of the Study -- 2. Knowledge about the Modern Military -- 3. Sharing Same Values -- 4. The Role of the Military in Society -- 5. Democratic Principles: Importance and Realisation -- 6. Interaction Between the Military Elite and Political Leaders -- 7. Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 8. New Missions and the Changing Character of Military Organisations -- Introduction -- Data Analysis -- Importance of the Military to Society -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 9. Integration of Women into the Armed Forces: Is there a gap between the Attitudes of Civilian Elites and Military Elites? -- 1. Introduction and Research Hypotheses -- 2. Current Research -- 3. Equality of People, Regardless of Gender, Race, Religion -- 4. Acceptance of a General and Military Service for the Public -- 5. Integration of Women into the Armed Forces -- 6. Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 10. National Differences in Military Values and Civilian Values: Is the gap Culture-Free or Culture-Bound? -- 1. Premise. Culture-Free or Culture-Bound Arguments -- 2. The gap between Military Culture and Civilian Culture -- 3. Some Comments on Findings from the Cross-National Research on Civilian-Military Gap -- Notes -- References -- Part III: Country Papers -- Chapter 11. Civil- Summary This book is a report of cross-national research on the civil-military cultural differences in democratic societies, particularly centred on the attitudes of national elites, here considered as being mainly composed of professionals. The research studies the question: "What are the differences between the values, opinions and attitudes of military officers and those of professionals belonging to other categories? What is the effect of these differences on society in each country, and on the national security sector? What are the current trends of this gap?"Researchers investigated a sample of Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Civil-military relations -- Europe -- Cross-cultural studies Civil-military relations -- Europe -- Case studies Military cadets -- Europe -- Attitudes -- Cross-cultural studies Military cadets -- Europe -- Attitudes -- Case studies College students -- Europe -- Attitudes -- Cross-cultural studies College students -- Europe -- Attitudes -- Case studies Cultural studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture. Civil-military relations College students -- Attitudes Europe Genre/Form Case studies Cross-cultural studies Form Electronic book Author Caforio, Giuseppe. ISBN 9780080494296 0080494293 9781849500142 1849500142

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