TY - JOUR
AU1 - Zurcher, Louis, A.
AB - Abstract The Naval vessel at sea is described as a total institution of the type that justifies itself on instrumental grounds. The structure and function of the formal and informal shipboard organizations, and the expectations therein of the role of the sailor, are discussed. Special attention is given to the processes by which the individual is assimilated into the shipboard society, and to his behavioral modifications of the expected role. * This paper is based on material from the writer's unpublished master's thesis entitled The Sailor Aboard Ship: A Study of Role Behavior in a Total Institution, University of Arizona, 1963. Data for the thesis were drawn from interviews, relevant documents and publications, and from field notes collected by the writer during four years of active duty as an enlisted man in the United States Navy. Appreciation is expressed to Drs. Robert Blauner, Raymond Bowers, Richard Coan, Lewis Hertz, and Stuart Queen, who critically reviewed the thesis, and Dr. Salvatore Zagona, who directed it. This content is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 1965, University of North Carolina Press
TI - The Sailor Aboard Ship: A Study of Role Behavior in a Total Institution
JF - Social Forces
DO - 10.2307/2574769
DA - 1965-03-01
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SP - 389
VL - 43
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -