Managing Sex in the U.S. Military: Gender, Identity, and Behavior (Studies in War, Society, and the Military)

By: Beth Bailey and Alesha E. Doan and Kara Dixon Vuic and Shannon Portillo

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Synopsis: The U.S. military is a massive institution, and its policies on sex, gender, and sexuality have shaped the experiences of tens of millions of Americans, sometimes in life-altering fashion. The essays in Managing Sex in the U.S. Military examine historical and contemporary military policies and offer different perspectives on the broad question: &“How does the U.S. military attempt to manage sex?&” This collection focuses on the U.S. military&’s historical and contemporary attempts to manage sex—a term that is, in practice, slippery and indefinite, encompassing gender and gender identity, sexuality and sexual orientation, and sexual behaviors and practices, along with their outcomes. In each chapter, the authors analyze the military&’s evolving definitions of sex, sexuality, and gender, and the significance of those definitions to both the military and American society.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 378 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781496230850
Related ISBNs:: 9781496219022
Publisher:: Nebraska
Date of Addition:: 05/02/22
Copyrighted By:: the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Military, Nonfiction, Psychology, Social Studies, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Beth Bailey
Edited by:: Alesha E. Doan
Edited by:: Shannon Portillo
Edited by:: Kara Dixon Vuic