TY - JOUR AU - Kelty, Ryan PY - 2010/04/26 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - PL482: Armed Forces and Society JF - TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology JA - TRAILS VL - IS - SE - DO - UR - https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/pl482-armed-forces-and-society SP - AB - In this course, we will use sociological theories, concepts, and research to examine the military as a social institution at the intersection of people, institutions, society and culture both in the United States and abroad. To fully understand armed forces and their role in society, we must consider the historical forces that have shaped the present. Thus, we will study past events and policies as well as current ones. ER -