American Women And The U S Armed Forces
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American Women And The U S Armed Forces
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Author : Virginia Cardwell Purdy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
American Women And The U S Armed Forces written by Virginia Cardwell Purdy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Government publications categories.
Women In The Military
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language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 1981
Women In The Military written by and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with categories.
Women In The Military
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Author : Rita James Simon
language : en
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Release Date :
Women In The Military written by Rita James Simon and has been published by Transaction Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Social Science categories.
The role, status, and treatment of women is one of the major issues confronting the military today. This volume provides a range of perspectives on the magnitude of concerns, the sources of problems, how issues might best be addressed, and the future for women in the armed services. It is based on a special issue of the journal Gender Issues, supplemented with additional contributions from leading scholars. Historical and theoretical perspectives are provided by Lorry M. Fenner and Jean Bethke Elshtain. Fenner focuses on the role of women in the military since 1940, and argues for broader inclusion of women as well as other groups that have previously been restricted from full participation. Elshtain analyzes the extraordinary ability of war to draw both women and men into civic life, and observes how it calls forth and establishes a sense of particular identity for both men and women. Critical views are provided by other scholars. Laura L. Miller examines the feminist movement's insistence on full participation in combat units. Former Army chaplain Marie deYoung provides qualitative and quantitative data on military readiness and unit cohesion in mixed gender units. Leading military scholars (Mady W. Segal, David R. Segal, Jerald G. Bachman, Peter Freedman-Doan, and Patrick M. O'Malley) review national surveys comparing male and female high school seniors' responses to surveys conducted on questions about their propensity to enlist. Male-female differences are also addressed by Judith Hicks Steihm, who looks at the opinions each group has about the capabilities and performance of women. She finds differences by rank on questions as to how hard female soldiers work as compared to male soldiers and whether women are ready for combat duty. Historically, the military has provided minorities equal opportunity. Brenda L. Moore and Schulyler C. Webb examine whether or not this is still perceived to be the case in today's Navy. They focus on different perceptions by women and men, and by African American women in particular. Finally, William O'Neill examines whether the post-cold war downsized military will find women soldiers more or less important. Drawing upon social science research, historical data, and contemporary opinion surveys, Women in the Military is a cutting-edge assessment of a major gender issue in the United States. It will be valuable to researchers in women's studies, as well as those teaching courses in sociology, history, and military studies. Rita James Simon is University Professor in the School of Public Affairs and the Washington College of Law at American University. She is the editor of Gender Issues and author of The American Jury, the Insanity Defense: A Critical Assessment of Law and Policy in the Post-Hinkley Era (with David Aaronson), Adoption, Race and Identity (with Howard Alstein), In the Golden Land: A Century of Russian and Soviet Jewish Immigration, Social Science Data and Supreme Court Decisions (with Rosemary Erickson), and Abortion: Statutes, Policies, and Public Attitudes the World Over.
Women In The United States Armed Forces A Guide To The Issues
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Author : Darlene M. Iskra
language : en
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Release Date : 2010-03-23
Women In The United States Armed Forces A Guide To The Issues written by Darlene M. Iskra and has been published by ABC-CLIO this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-23 with History categories.
Women in the United States Armed Forces: A Guide to the Issues covers over a century of accomplishments of military women, from the Civil War to the current wars in the Middle East. Readers will learn, for example, that during World War II, 565 women in the Women's Army Corps stationed in the Pacific theater received combat decorations, proving that women had the courage, strength, and stamina to perform in a combat environment. They will also learn that, perhaps surprisingly, it wasn't until the mid- to late 1970s that women had their first opportunities to serve at sea and as aviators (crew as well as pilots), albeit on noncombatant ships and aircraft. The book's final four chapters discuss the issues that continue to plague women in the military, including sexual harassment, noting that women's performance in America's two-front wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have made a positive difference in attitudes. The handbook closes with an epilogue that is at once a summary of the issues and a call for action.
Women In The United States Military
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Author : Judith Bellafaire
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2011-01-26
Women In The United States Military written by Judith Bellafaire and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-26 with History categories.
Women's participation in the U.S. Armed Forces has grown over time in response to the national need for their services. Throughout each era of American history, patriotic women volunteered to serve their country in a wide variety of official and unofficially sanctioned capacities. When there was a call to duty, the United States Armed Forces always relied upon women to be a part of the effort. This book provides information to enable students and scholars to understand the effect women have had on wars that have shaped the United States.
Weak Link
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Author : Brian P. Mitchell
language : en
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
Release Date : 1989
Weak Link written by Brian P. Mitchell and has been published by Regnery Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.
An infantry officer and an intelligence officer with the U.S. Army offers hisopinions regarding women in military service.
Women At War
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Author : Rosemarie Skaine
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 1999-03-01
Women At War written by Rosemarie Skaine and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-03-01 with Social Science categories.
The Persian Gulf War changed the face of combat. It brought women’s military roles into the spotlight, in large part via the mass media, and showed that many women performed combat roles similar to those of men during the conflict. The war was thus an impetus for changes in laws that had prevented women from serving in combat assignments. In past centuries, because it was not culturally acceptable for women to serve in combat, surprising numbers joined secretly under assumed male names. After defining exactly what is meant by “war” and “combat,” this work presents historical and present-day views of the involvement of women in the military. The impact of regulations on women in combat is analyzed, as is the role of the American public in the controversy. Female combat is put into context with sociological theory; also discussed are readiness, cohesion, ability, sexuality, equal opportunity and family issues.
A Few Good Women
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Author : Evelyn Monahan
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2010-04-06
A Few Good Women written by Evelyn Monahan and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-06 with History categories.
In this riveting narrative history, women veterans from the world wars, Vietnam, the Gulf War, Afghanistan, and Iraq tell their extraordinary stories. Evelyn M. Monahan and Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee spent fifteen years combing through archives, journals, histories, and news reports, and gathering thousands of eyewitness accounts, letters, and interviews for this unprecedented chronicle of America’s “few good women.” Women today make up more than fifteen percent of the U.S. armed forces and serve alongside men in almost every capacity. Here are the stories of the battles these women fought to march beside their brothers, their tales of courage and fortitude, of indignities endured, of injustices overcome, of the blood they’ve shed and the comrades they’ve lost, and the challenges they still face in the twenty-first century.
Gender Camouflage
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Author : Francine J. D'Amico
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 1999-03
Gender Camouflage written by Francine J. D'Amico and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-03 with History categories.
Controversy about women in the military continues, yet women's relations with the military go far beyond whether they serve in the ranks. Gender Camouflage brings together a diverse array of authors to explore the controversy surrounding women's military service, to examine the invisibility of civilian women who support the institution, and to expose the military's efforts to camouflage their support and contributions. Contributors first consider nurses, servicewomen, military academy students, female veterans, and lesbians. The focus then shifts to military wives, women employed by the DoD, and female civilian military instructors whose work is less visible but no less essential to the institution. The book also examines the experiences of women outside of the military, such as "comfort women" near U.S. bases, women engaged in peacework, and women workers affected by military spending in the federal budget. Analytic chapters are juxtaposed with first-person narratives by women who have actually been there, including a member of the first gender-integrated class at West Point, the first female civilian instructors at the U.S. Naval Academy, and an African American Air Force Nurse Corps veteran. Contributors include Connie Reeves, Georgia Clark Sadler, Gwyn Kirk, and Joan Furey.
Count On Us
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Author : Amy Nathan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Count On Us written by Amy Nathan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with United States categories.
Reviews the history of American women's involvement in the Armed Forces from the Revolutionary War to the present.