Sex Roles in the Military
Date
1988-07
Authors
Shields, Patricia M.
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
Pergamon-Brassey's
Abstract
A striking characteristic of the modern US military is its increased reliance on women, an unplanned consequence of the draft's demise. Currently, American women serve their country in unprecedented ways and numbers. No other industrialized nation has ever used women as extensively. As peacetime soldiers, they are unlike their historical sisters who were called to meet the challenge of war.
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Keywords
women in military, occupational institutional debate, women in combat, Political Science
Citation
Shields, P. (1988). Sex roles in the military. In Moskos, C. & Wood, F. (Eds.) The Military More Than a Job (pp. 47-58). New York: Pergamon Brassey's.