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Ryan, Joseph W., 1962-

Samuel Stouffer and the GI survey sociologists and soldiers during the Second World War / [electronic resource] : Joseph W. Ryan ; with an introduction by David R. Segal. - First edition. - Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [2013] - 1 online resource (pages cm.) - Legacies of war series .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN: 9781621900252 1621900258

Subjects--Personal Names:
Stouffer, Samuel A., 1900-1960.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. War Department. Information and Education Division. Research Branch --History.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Psychological aspects--United States.
Military morale--United States.
Sociologists--United States--Biography.
Soldiers--Social conditions--United States--20th century.
Soldiers--Attitudes.--United States
Social surveys--History--United States--20th century.
Sociology, Military--History--United States--20th century.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: UA23 / .R96 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 940.54/173