A Soldier Is a Soldier Is a Soldier!?

Kümmel, Gerhard

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“…Classifying levels of analysis, for example, is a common tradition in sociology. Sociological studies in the military field were grouped first by Kummel (2006) then by Soeters (2018). The common feature of both is that they classify military sociological studies according to their "level of analysis".…”

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“…The common feature of both is that they classify military sociological studies according to their "level of analysis". For example, Kummel (2006) mentions three levels as individual/micro-meso and macro in military analyzes.…”

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“…In fact, it can be said that the three analysis levels specified by Kummel (2006) have transformed or differentiated themselves at different times. Because these levels of analysis have never remained the same throughout history.…”

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“…For example, the operation styles of the Anglo-Saxon, African or Russian Chinese armies are different. On the other hand, it is an inevitable reality called "isomorphism" that organizations exceeding a certain size in terms of organizational sociology and management sciences cross each other (Lammers, 2018;Kummel, 2006).…”

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The Stress Levels of Employees in an Organization with Liminal Status: The Case of Gendarmerie in Turkey

Kocanli¹,

Kasapoğlu²

2021

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This study focuses on the stress levels as an expression of the difficulties experienced by the personnel working in a janus-faced mixed organization with both military and civilian characteristics. In order to overcome the "institution" and "occupation" distinction which is essential in military sociology studies, the focus has been on "uncertainties" rather than "essentialism" from a relational sociological perspective. In this context, both uncertainties in social relations (ambage) and uncertainties in values (ambiquity) have been tried to be analyzed by making use of sociology literature. The originality of this study is that it was conducted with a law enforcement force with military status trying to cope with foreigners coming as a result of irregular migration in their own country, instead of military personnel who were previously employed in a foreign society outside their own country (Azari et al., 2010). Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, an online survey study was carried out with 44 people, including officers and non-commissioned officers. With the advantage that one of the researchers is a senior officer and the other is a senior sociologist, the data were analyzed and interpreted with the SPSS/25 program. Analyzes using advanced statistical techniques revealed that there was no significant relationship between stress and tenure and status, in other words, perceived stress did not differ according to these independent variables. Factor analysis results revealed that while the staff working in an organization with liminal status were more affected by both "institutional" and" occupational" stress factors, they were in a more positive situation in terms of stress measured by scale items that could be considered personal. At the end of the research, some suggestions were made for the development of military sociology.

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2021

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“…Although seldom acknowledged, military institutions are entities capable of changing and adjusting to changes within their operating environments. 1 These establishments of state power, however, have to transform into the entities which society anticipates they should be, or risk becoming outdated and problematic establishments. 2 Illustrative of this outlook, the Tofflers aver that as societies migrate through various stages, they take their military institutions along -with the latter having little leeway, but to adapt or become outmoded.…”

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Paradigm Shifts, South African Defence Policy and the South African National Defence Force: From Here to Where?

Vreÿ

2012

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Military Behavioral Sciences: An Introduction

Goldenberg¹

2022

Handbook of Military Sciences

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This chapter provides an introduction to the Military Behavioral Sciences section of the Handbook of Military Sciences. The importance of this domain and its contributions to understanding the armed forces, and military personnel in particular, is underscored. This is followed by a discussion of the breadth of the field of military behavioral sciences, the main research topics of focus, as well as the disciplines most often applied to study them. The evolution of this field of study is outlined, along with the main stakeholders engaged in this research, including academia, military and governmental scholars, think tanks, and others. The chapter concludes by offering some thoughts on the future of military behavioral sciences.

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A Soldier Is a Soldier Is a Soldier!?

Cited by 12 publications

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The Stress Levels of Employees in an Organization with Liminal Status: The Case of Gendarmerie in Turkey

The Stress Levels of Employees in an Organization with Liminal Status: The Case of Gendarmerie in Turkey

Paradigm Shifts, South African Defence Policy and the South African National Defence Force: From Here to Where?

Military Behavioral Sciences: An Introduction

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