@misc{Romero, author = {Romero, Rachel}, title = {The Disconnected Body: An Examination of the U.S Military System and Its Neglect of Expressive Functions, Doctoral dissertation (in partial fulfillment of the requirements), Philosophy, Department of Sociology, University of North Texas, Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Texas, USA 2008, 207+15 pp. English. [oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/bitstream/handle/1969.1/191996/Romero.pdf?sequence=1]}, abstract = {This dissertation explores the systematic negligence of expressive functions in current United States Military System (USMS) practices. I draw from classical sociological theory and employ the Parsonian understanding of >expressive< versus >instrumental< social functions, to illustrate the U.S. military's abandonment of procedures that tend to the emotional needs of the group and individual soldiers. I expand beyond Talcott Parsons' understanding of the >symbolic/expressive< pattern variable, and engage this idea to discuss a variety of affective principles including leadership support, group cooperation, social cohesion, loyalty and trust, emotional stability, and reverence towards rituals. Subsequently, I wed these elaborations of pattern variables to principles which generally are coded as maternal and feminine. The main argument of this work is the following; social functions that typically are considered >feminine,< >motherly,< >emotional< are not characteristically valued in modern worldviews, although these functions are critically significant for the overall well-being of society. As a result, an overemphasis of the ideal types instrumental functions, >masculinity,< >efficiency,< and >rationality< monopolize today's most influential social institutions, including the military. The deficiency of balance between expressive and instrumental functions results in various forms of deviance and anomie; including war crimes.}, language = {en} } @misc{Romero, author = {Romero, Rachel}, title = {The Role of Matriarchies and Patriarchies in Social Evolution Vis-{\`a}-vis Bachofen and His Influence on the Social Sciences, Thesis, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree for the degree of Master of Science, Sociology, University of North Texas, Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Texas, USA 2008, 69+7 pp. [oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/bitstream/handle/1969.1/85971/Romero.pdf]}, abstract = {Johan Jakob Bachofen (1815-1887) was a Swiss anthropologist and sociologist whose 1861 book, Mother Right: An Investigation of the Religious and Juridical Character of Matriarchy in the Ancient World is best known for his radical claims that matriarchy preceded patriarchy, and that matriarchy is the source of human society, religion, and morality. Scholars have acknowledged Bachofen's influence on a long list of writers, including but not limited to: Lewis Henry Morgan, Friedrich Nietzsche, Thomas Mann, Friederich Engels, Karl Marx, Erich Fromm, Joseph Campbelll, Emile Durkheim, Carl Gustav Jung, Thorstein Veblen, Ferdinand Tonnies, and Pitirim Sorokin. The focus of my thesis is to bring attention to Bachofen's influence on the early sociologists (Engels, Durkheim, Tonnies, Sorokin), and more importantly, on the later sociologists and other social scientists whom these early sociologists in turn influenced, including: David Riesman, Talcott Parsons, and Jean Baudrillard.}, language = {en} }