Explain How the Military Serves as a Social Institution

question 37

Essay

Explain how the military serves as a social institution.

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Definitions:

Privilege

The advantages or rights that are available to a particular person or group of people which are not afforded to others.

Racial Formation

A socio-historical process by which racial categories are created, inhabited, transformed, and destroyed.

Whiteness

A social and political construct that gives individuals perceived as white certain privileges and advantages.

Meritocracy

A system in which advancement is based on individual ability or achievement, rather than on class privilege or wealth.