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853-0064-00L 3 Credits BSC , DS , WBZ D-GESS
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Military Sociology I

Militärsoziologie I

Lecturers & Examiners: Dr. Tibor Szvircsev Tresch, Stefano De Rosa, Thomas Ferst
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:48:18

Abstract

Beside of the most important terms of sociology, demographic changes and the related value and structure change will be analysed. The second part focuses on organizational sociology. Thirdly, the course examines to which extent armed forces can be considered as organizations like any other and to which extent they constitute a special case from an organizational and normative point of view.

Objective

Recognize and explain current changes (social change) in modern society (individualisation, pluralisation); describe demographic changes in Switzerland; explain the structures of societies; define issues and fields of research in modern military sociology and explain the foundations of organisational sociology; explain the military in terms of organisational sociology and identify specific traits of the military as an organisation.

Content

Societal change; organizations as societal phenomena; aims, structures, environments of organizations; specifics of the military as an organization; impacts of technological and societal changes on the armed forces in modern societies.

Resources

Literature

A reader with a set of texts will be handed out.

General Information

Language
German
Levels
BSC , DS , WBZ
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance
90-minütige schriftliche Prüfung

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture Militärsoziologie I
  • Mon 14:15-16:00 (IFW A 32.1)
2 h weekly

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