Shared sacrifice in military service built solidarity while unequal service bred cynicism

Evidence

The war fostered social solidarity in yet another way—by accentuating civic and economic equality. Symbolically it was important that celebrities like Joe DiMaggio, Clark Gable, William McChesney Martin (head of the New York Stock Exchange), and all four sons of FDR entered the armed services. To be sure, relatively few celebrities saw combat service, but an instructive comparison is with the Vietnam War, in which notorious social inequality in military service contributed directly to widespread cynicism. — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 939

Categorization

• XREF: Contrast of WWII vs Vietnam draft equity directly parallels the ‘dilemma of shared sacrifice’ literature and contemporary debates about who serves and who is asked to serve in modern militaries. — connects to: Perceived illegitimacy and impermeability drive low-status ingroup solidarity — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 974; Formal similarity of social position creates solidarity regardless of personal character — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 595; Shared prejudice threats build protective ingroup solidarity — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 952 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Formal similarity of social position creates solidarity regardless of personal character #expands (0.85) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 595
• Shared misery and external threats drive stigmatized groups toward protective internal solidarity #expands (0.80)
• Perceived illegitimacy and impermeability drive low-status ingroup solidarity #expands (0.78) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 974
• Shared prejudice threats build protective ingroup solidarity #qualifies (0.75) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 952