Morris Janowitz

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Morris Janowitz, (22 October 1919 - 7 November 1988) was an American sociologist and political scientist who made major contributions to sociological theory and to the study of prejudice, urban issues, and patriotism.

Selected publications include Last Half Century and On Social Organization and Social Control.

Janowitz's "The Professional Soldier: A Social and Political Portrait" (1960) remains one of the foundational works in the area of civil-military relations. In this work, he explores a variety of aspects of the evolution of the professional life of the American armed forces during the first half of the 20th century. Many of his observations still hold relevance for contemporary civil-military relations. His conclusion, however, that the military in (what was then) contemporary international relations must evolve towards a concept of "constabulatory forces" never fully took root in the American military.