Living legends and full agency : implications of repealing the combat exclusion policy / G.L.A. Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, G. L. A., author.

Series:

Public administration and public policy.

Public Administration and Public Policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in combat--United States.

Women in combat.

Women soldiers--United States--History.

Women soldiers.

United States--Armed Forces--Women--Biography.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Implications of repealing the combat exclusion policy

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This research and policy book examines the role of women in the military and the overwhelming evidence to date that warranted repealing the combat exclusion policy. It explores the following questions: How can the success of women in the military serve as justification for its repeal? What will be the potential impact of repealing the policy on the recruitment, promotion and retention of women in the military?How will repealing the combat exclusion policy change the ways in which military men relate to military women? How can repealing the policy set women on the course toward full agency and

Contents:

Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Author; Chapter 1: Introduction: Women and the Military; Chapter 2: Warriors to the Core; Chapter 3: The Beginning of the Revolution: The American Experience; Chapter 4: Marginalized, Yet Accountable: The Irrationality of the Combat Exclusion Policy; Chapter 5: The Enemy Within: Sex Crimes and the Evils of Asymmetry; Chapter 6: Taking Command: The Generals; Chapter 7: Commanding the Air: The Aviators; Chapter 8: Commanding the Sea: The Mariners; Chapter 9: Commanding the Land: The Soldiers; Chapter 10: On Gender and Citizenship

Chapter 11: Repealing the Combat Exclusion Policy: Prospects for ImplementationChapter 12: Impact of the Combat Exclusion Policy on the Recruitment, Promotion, and Retention of Women in the Military; Chapter 13: Women in a Post- Combat Exclusion Environment: The Promise for Full Agency; Chapter 14: In Conclusion: The Revolution Continues!; Bibliography; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-000-79837-2

0-429-25359-1

1-4665-1379-9

9780429253591

OCLC:

893631705