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Attitudes and opportunities: self-selection and anticipatory socialization effects in youth perceptions of the military

Armed Forces and Conflict Resolution: Sociological Perspectives

ISBN: 978-1-8485-5122-0, eISBN: 978-1-84855-123-7

Publication date: 15 October 2008

Abstract

In this research paper, the attitudes of youth, in transition from high school to college and the adult world of work, are compared by their plans for college and military service in order to better understand the impact of self-selection and anticipatory socialization on perceptions of opportunity and equality in military work. Data are drawn from a national survey of US high school seniors and from a sample of students entering their freshman year at the US Naval Academy. The results highlight the effects of both self-selection and anticipatory socialization on the attitudes youth express about the military work and have potential implications for military recruiting and personnel policy.

Citation

Trainor, S.C. (2008), "Attitudes and opportunities: self-selection and anticipatory socialization effects in youth perceptions of the military", Caforio, G., Kümmel, G. and Purkayastha, B. (Ed.) Armed Forces and Conflict Resolution: Sociological Perspectives (Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development, Vol. 7), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 211-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1572-8323(08)07012-4

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