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Samuel Stouffer and the GI survey : sociologists and soldiers during the Second World War / Joseph W. Ryan ; with an introduction by David R. Segal.

Author/creator Ryan, Joseph W., 1962-
Other author/creatorStouffer, Samuel A., 1900-1960 American soldier.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [2013]
Descriptionxxxi, 279 pages ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Stouffer, Samuel A., 1900-1960.
United States. War Department. Information and Education Division. Research Branch--History.
Sociology, Military--United States --History --20th century.
Social surveys--United States --History --20th century.
Soldiers--United States --Attitudes.
Soldiers--United States --Social conditions --20th century.
Sociologists--United States --Biography.
Military morale--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--United States --Psychological aspects.
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects --United States.
Series Legacies of war series
Legacies of war. ^A1179029
Contents Introduction: Samuel A. Stouffer and military sociology / David R. Segal -- Meet Sam Stouffer -- Stouffer in the interwar years -- Impulses and stimuli for the Research Branch -- The Research Branch rising -- The Research Branch refined -- Structure and findings of the American soldier -- Reception and criticism of the American soldier -- Stouffer, the Research Branch, and the American soldier postbellum -- Epilogue.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013021325
ISBN9781572339965 (hardcover)
ISBN1572339969 (hardcover)
ISBN1621909964
ISBN9781621909965

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