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African American men and opportunity in the Navy : personal histories of eight chiefs / Arthur L. Dunklin.
Van Pelt Library VB324.A47 D86 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dunklin, Arthur L., 1967-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Navy--African Americans.
- United States.
- United States. Navy.
- African Americans.
- United States. Navy--Officers--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 176 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Co., [2008]
- Summary:
- "The military is often presented as a model of equal-opportunity employment. In this work, the author examines and challenges this assertion with respect to the Navy. First-hand accounts and interviews provide insight into the coping mechanisms and struggles of African Americans in the Navy"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Equal Opportunity and Meritocracy in Practice: Inclusion or Exclusion 7
- Claims of Meritocracy in the U.S. Military 7
- Meritocracy in the U.S. Navy: Principles and Stated Policies 10
- Coping in Organizations of, by, and for Others 16
- 2 Life and Career in the U.S. Navy 20
- Military Training 21
- The Promotion Process 22
- Mentorship 25
- 3 Participants' Profiles 28
- Chief Andrews 29
- Chief Butler 35
- Chief Carter 48
- Senior Chief Evanston 54
- Senior Chief Gregg 61
- Chief Hines 71
- Master Chief Ivans 81
- Master Chief James 94
- 4 Barriers to Full Inclusion 108
- The Good Ol' Boys' Network 109
- The In-Group: A View from the Outside 111
- The Exceptional Negro 115
- Questioning Competence 116
- Affirmative Action: Misperceptions of "Reverse Discrimination" 118
- Limited Black Role Models 120
- 5 Mentorship 123
- The Navy's Formal Mentorship Program 124
- Informal Mentorship 127
- 6 Meritocracy or Myth of Meritocracy? 130
- 7 Resilience: How They Coped 139
- Overachieving 142
- Adaptation 143
- Minimization 145
- Self-Definition 147
- 8 Profiles in Struggle and Service 152
- Competence Questioned 153
- In-Group/Out-Group 154
- Limited Role Models 156
- But They Coped 157
- Negative Feelings 160
- 9 Implications for Navy Policies: A Prescription for Change 161
- Reassess the Current State 162
- Leadership Top-Down: Create an Equal Opportunity Climate 164
- Revise the Current Evaluation System 165
- Eliminate the "Just Like Me" Factor 165.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-173) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786436996
- 0786436999
- OCLC:
- 213080771
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