SOCY699L: Diversity in the Military
Students in this course will analyze the effects of various individual characteristics, especially gender, race/ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, and family status on military involvement and experience. Students learn how the roles in the armed forces (as well as in other social and occupational contexts) of people with diverse characteristics (past, present, and future) are a function of the interplay between cultural forces (values, norms, beliefs, attitudes) and other factors, such as technological change, demographic patterns, occupational structures, labor shortages, and the goal of military effectiveness. Policy questions are addressed, including arguments and evidence supporting different positions on the issues of inclusion and exclusion of certain groups. We will use relevant theory and empirical research from the fields of sociology, psychology, history, political science, and demography. Implications for leader behavior are analyzed.
This course is a required part of the LEAD program curriculum and as such is geared toward the professional Naval Officers who comprise the majority of the students in the course.
This course is a required part of the LEAD program curriculum and as such is geared toward the professional Naval Officers who comprise the majority of the students in the course.
| |||
