Author: Melissa S. Herbert
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814735479
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Draws on surveys with some 300 female military personnel to explore how women's everyday actions, such as choice of uniform, hobby, or social activity, involve the creation and re-creation of what it means to be a woman, and particularly a woman soldier. Examines pressure to conform to gender role expectations, how these pressures manifest themselves on a daily basis, and what strategies women employ to influence the way they are perceived. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Camouflage Isn't Only for Combat
Author: Melissa S. Herbert
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814735479
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Draws on surveys with some 300 female military personnel to explore how women's everyday actions, such as choice of uniform, hobby, or social activity, involve the creation and re-creation of what it means to be a woman, and particularly a woman soldier. Examines pressure to conform to gender role expectations, how these pressures manifest themselves on a daily basis, and what strategies women employ to influence the way they are perceived. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814735479
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Draws on surveys with some 300 female military personnel to explore how women's everyday actions, such as choice of uniform, hobby, or social activity, involve the creation and re-creation of what it means to be a woman, and particularly a woman soldier. Examines pressure to conform to gender role expectations, how these pressures manifest themselves on a daily basis, and what strategies women employ to influence the way they are perceived. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Camouflage Isn't Only for Combat
Author: Melissa S Herbert
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814737382
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Reveals the different ways women navigate the traditionally masculine environment of the military Drawing on surveys and interviews with almost 300 female military personnel, Melissa Herbert explores how women's everyday actions, such as choice of uniform, hobby, or social activity, involve the creation and re-creation of what it means to be a woman, and particularly a woman soldier. Do women feel pressured to be "more masculine," to convey that they are not a threat to men's jobs or status and to avoid being perceived as lesbians? She also examines the role of gender and sexuality in the maintenance of the male-defined military institution, proposing that, more than sexual harassment or individual discrimination, it is the military's masculine ideology--which views military service as the domain of men and as a mechanism for the achievement of manhood--which serves to limit women's participation in the military has increased dramatically. In the wake of armed conflict involving female military personnel and several sexual misconduct scandals, much attention has focused on what life is like for women in the armed services. Few, however, have examined how these women negotiate an environment that has been structured and defined as masculine.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814737382
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Reveals the different ways women navigate the traditionally masculine environment of the military Drawing on surveys and interviews with almost 300 female military personnel, Melissa Herbert explores how women's everyday actions, such as choice of uniform, hobby, or social activity, involve the creation and re-creation of what it means to be a woman, and particularly a woman soldier. Do women feel pressured to be "more masculine," to convey that they are not a threat to men's jobs or status and to avoid being perceived as lesbians? She also examines the role of gender and sexuality in the maintenance of the male-defined military institution, proposing that, more than sexual harassment or individual discrimination, it is the military's masculine ideology--which views military service as the domain of men and as a mechanism for the achievement of manhood--which serves to limit women's participation in the military has increased dramatically. In the wake of armed conflict involving female military personnel and several sexual misconduct scandals, much attention has focused on what life is like for women in the armed services. Few, however, have examined how these women negotiate an environment that has been structured and defined as masculine.
Camouflage Isn't Only for Combat
Author: Melissa S. Herbert
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814735487
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Reveals the different ways women navigate the traditionally masculine environment of the military Drawing on surveys and interviews with almost 300 female military personnel, Melissa Herbert explores how women's everyday actions, such as choice of uniform, hobby, or social activity, involve the creation and re-creation of what it means to be a woman, and particularly a woman soldier. Do women feel pressured to be "more masculine," to convey that they are not a threat to men's jobs or status and to avoid being perceived as lesbians? She also examines the role of gender and sexuality in the maintenance of the male-defined military institution, proposing that, more than sexual harassment or individual discrimination, it is the military's masculine ideology--which views military service as the domain of men and as a mechanism for the achievement of manhood--which serves to limit women's participation in the military has increased dramatically. In the wake of armed conflict involving female military personnel and several sexual misconduct scandals, much attention has focused on what life is like for women in the armed services. Few, however, have examined how these women negotiate an environment that has been structured and defined as masculine.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814735487
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Reveals the different ways women navigate the traditionally masculine environment of the military Drawing on surveys and interviews with almost 300 female military personnel, Melissa Herbert explores how women's everyday actions, such as choice of uniform, hobby, or social activity, involve the creation and re-creation of what it means to be a woman, and particularly a woman soldier. Do women feel pressured to be "more masculine," to convey that they are not a threat to men's jobs or status and to avoid being perceived as lesbians? She also examines the role of gender and sexuality in the maintenance of the male-defined military institution, proposing that, more than sexual harassment or individual discrimination, it is the military's masculine ideology--which views military service as the domain of men and as a mechanism for the achievement of manhood--which serves to limit women's participation in the military has increased dramatically. In the wake of armed conflict involving female military personnel and several sexual misconduct scandals, much attention has focused on what life is like for women in the armed services. Few, however, have examined how these women negotiate an environment that has been structured and defined as masculine.
Ask & Tell
Author: Steve Estes
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807831158
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
An oral history of gay and lesbian service in the U.S. military from World War II to the war in Iraq draws on interviews with more than fifty veterans and traces the evolution of police toward homosexuals in the military during the past sixty-five years, analyzing the impact of the silence about sexuality on the identities of gay veterans who served their country in the face of homophobia and prejudice.
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807831158
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
An oral history of gay and lesbian service in the U.S. military from World War II to the war in Iraq draws on interviews with more than fifty veterans and traces the evolution of police toward homosexuals in the military during the past sixty-five years, analyzing the impact of the silence about sexuality on the identities of gay veterans who served their country in the face of homophobia and prejudice.
Military Law Review
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
Languages : en
Pages : 832
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
Languages : en
Pages : 832
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Organizational Obliviousness
Author: Alesha Doan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110862006X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Exploring efforts to integrate women into combat forces in the military, we investigate how resistance to equity becomes entrenched, ultimately excluding women from being full participants in the workplace. Based on focus groups and surveys with members of Special Operations, we found most of the resistance is rooted in traditional gender stereotypes that are often bolstered through organizational policies and practices. The subtlety of these practices often renders them invisible. We refer to this invisibility as organizational obliviousness. Obliviousness exists at the individual level, it becomes reinforced at the cultural level, and, in turn, cultural practices are entrenched institutionally by policies. Organizational obliviousness may not be malicious or done to actively exclude or harm, but the end result is that it does both. Throughout this Element we trace the ways that organizational obliviousness shapes individuals, culture, and institutional practices throughout the organization.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110862006X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Exploring efforts to integrate women into combat forces in the military, we investigate how resistance to equity becomes entrenched, ultimately excluding women from being full participants in the workplace. Based on focus groups and surveys with members of Special Operations, we found most of the resistance is rooted in traditional gender stereotypes that are often bolstered through organizational policies and practices. The subtlety of these practices often renders them invisible. We refer to this invisibility as organizational obliviousness. Obliviousness exists at the individual level, it becomes reinforced at the cultural level, and, in turn, cultural practices are entrenched institutionally by policies. Organizational obliviousness may not be malicious or done to actively exclude or harm, but the end result is that it does both. Throughout this Element we trace the ways that organizational obliviousness shapes individuals, culture, and institutional practices throughout the organization.
Minerva
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
With Honor and Integrity
Author: Máel Embser-Herbert
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479820474
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
"This book shares the experiences of transgender military personnel, past and present. While a growing body of research demonstrates that a ban on open service harms the US military and that trans service members make invaluable contributions, here we turn to the experiences of the service members themselves, hearing from them in their own words"--
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479820474
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
"This book shares the experiences of transgender military personnel, past and present. While a growing body of research demonstrates that a ban on open service harms the US military and that trans service members make invaluable contributions, here we turn to the experiences of the service members themselves, hearing from them in their own words"--
Churchill's Wizards
Author: Nicholas Rankin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780571221967
Category : Deception (Military science)
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
The real story of how Winston Churchill and the British mastered deception to defeat the Nazis - by conning the Kaiser, hoaxing Hitler and using brains to outwit brawn. By June 1940, most of Europe had fallen to the Nazis and Britain stood alone. So, with Winston Churchill in charge the British bluffed their way out of trouble, drawing on the trickery which had helped them win the First World War. They broadcast outrageous British propaganda on pretend German radio stations, broke German secret codes and eavesdropped on their messages. Every German spy in Britain was captured and many were used to send back false information to their controllers. Forged documents misled their intelligence. Bogus wireless traffic from entire phantom armies, dummy airfields with model planes, disguised ships and inflatable rubber tanks created a vital illusion of strength. Culminating in the spectacular misdirection that was so essential to the success of D-Day in 1944, Churchill's Wizards: The British Genius for Deception 1914-1945 is a thrilling work of popular military history filled with almost unbelievable stories of bravery, creativity and deception. Nicholas Rankin is the author of Dead Man's Chest, Telegram From Guernica and Ian Fleming's Commandos. 'This is a story clamouring to be told. We could not have imagined the scope of the inventiveness, the daring of these people's imaginations . . . I could not stop reading this book.' Doris Lessing
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780571221967
Category : Deception (Military science)
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
The real story of how Winston Churchill and the British mastered deception to defeat the Nazis - by conning the Kaiser, hoaxing Hitler and using brains to outwit brawn. By June 1940, most of Europe had fallen to the Nazis and Britain stood alone. So, with Winston Churchill in charge the British bluffed their way out of trouble, drawing on the trickery which had helped them win the First World War. They broadcast outrageous British propaganda on pretend German radio stations, broke German secret codes and eavesdropped on their messages. Every German spy in Britain was captured and many were used to send back false information to their controllers. Forged documents misled their intelligence. Bogus wireless traffic from entire phantom armies, dummy airfields with model planes, disguised ships and inflatable rubber tanks created a vital illusion of strength. Culminating in the spectacular misdirection that was so essential to the success of D-Day in 1944, Churchill's Wizards: The British Genius for Deception 1914-1945 is a thrilling work of popular military history filled with almost unbelievable stories of bravery, creativity and deception. Nicholas Rankin is the author of Dead Man's Chest, Telegram From Guernica and Ian Fleming's Commandos. 'This is a story clamouring to be told. We could not have imagined the scope of the inventiveness, the daring of these people's imaginations . . . I could not stop reading this book.' Doris Lessing
Choice
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Academic libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 808
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Academic libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 808
Book Description