{"product_id":"managing-sex-in-the-u-s-military-9781496219022","title":"Managing Sex in the U.S. Military","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 \u003ci\u003eManaging Sex in the U.S. Military\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sex and gender are topics often approached with anxiety in the security sector, but they are imperative for understanding the sociocultural dynamics in a modern, multidimensional defense establishment. \u003ci\u003eManaging Sex in the U.S. Military\u003c\/i\u003e will be an important addition to the reading lists of those operating across the entire chain of command.\"—Mary Raum, \u003ci\u003eParameters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A creative, clear, and comprehensive approach to a topic fraught with long-standing and ongoing controversy. The authors capture the diversity and timeliness of the challenge. This is a must-read for those called to understand and manage sex in the U.S. military.”—Patricia M. Shields, editor in chief of\u003ci\u003e Armed Forces and Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A pathbreaking book illuminating the history and context of today’s struggles for sexual and gender equity and safety in the U.S. military. . . . \u003ci\u003eManaging Sex in the U.S. Military\u003c\/i\u003e is essential for those who teach war and society, and gender and sexuality studies. A must-read for military members, leaders, policy makers, and elected officials.”—Jennifer Mittelstadt, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of the Military Welfare State\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Phenomenally important. . . . An invaluable collection of essays from eminent scholars that can help leaders prepare for higher levels of command and offer them perspective on vital topics affecting organizational cohesion and morale.”—Gregory A. Daddis, author of \u003ci\u003ePulp Vietnam: War and Gender in Cold War Men’s Adventure Magazines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A strong, much-needed collection. . . . \u003ci\u003eManaging Sex in the U.S. Military\u003c\/i\u003e is timely and fills a necessary gap in the scholarship with accessible, thoughtful essays from a diverse group of scholars. It deserves a wide readership.”—David Kieran, coeditor of \u003ci\u003eAt War: The Military and American Culture in the Twentieth Century and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Beth Bailey, Alesha E. Doan, Shannon Portillo, and Kara Dixon Vuic\u003cbr\u003e Part 1. Behavior\u003cbr\u003e 1. The U.S. Army’s Management of Sexuality at Home and Abroad, 1898–1940\u003cbr\u003e Andrew Byers\u003cbr\u003e 2. Compensation, Commerce, and Conjugality: Managing Male Heterosexuality in the U.S. Military from World War II to the War on Terror\u003cbr\u003e Susan L. Carruthers\u003cbr\u003e 3. “A Higher Moral Character”: Respectability and the Women’s Army Corps\u003cbr\u003e Beth Bailey\u003cbr\u003e Part 2. Family and Reproduction\u003cbr\u003e 4. “We Recruit Individuals but Retain Families”: Managing Marriage and Family in the All-Volunteer Force, 1973–2001\u003cbr\u003e John Worsencroft\u003cbr\u003e 5. Reproduction in Combat Boots\u003cbr\u003e Kara Dixon Vuic\u003cbr\u003e Part 3. Orientation and Identity\u003cbr\u003e 6. A Comparative Analysis of the Military Bans on Openly Serving Gays, Lesbians, and Transgender Personnel\u003cbr\u003e Agnes Gereben Schaefer\u003cbr\u003e 7. Formal Regulation, Cultural Enforcement: Managing Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression in the U.S. Military\u003cbr\u003e Jacqueline E. Whitt\u003cbr\u003e Part 4. Sexual Assault and Prevention\u003cbr\u003e 8. Problematic Policies and Far-Reaching Consequences: Historicizing Sexual Violence in the U.S. Military\u003cbr\u003e Kellie Wilson-Buford\u003cbr\u003e 9. Managing Harassment and Assault in the Contemporary U.S. Military\u003cbr\u003e Amanda Boczar\u003cbr\u003e Part 5. Gender, Sexuality, and Combat\u003cbr\u003e 10. Combat Exclusion Policies and the Management of Gender Difference in the U.S. Military\u003cbr\u003e Elizabeth Mesok\u003cbr\u003e 11. Brothers in Arms? Combat, Masculinity, and Change in the Twenty-First-Century American Military\u003cbr\u003e Christopher Hamner\u003cbr\u003e 12. “The Juice Ain’t Worth the Squeeze”: Resisting Gender Integration in Special Forces\u003cbr\u003e Alesha E. Doan and Shannon Portillo\u003cbr\u003e Afterword\u003cbr\u003e Beth Bailey, Alesha E. Doan, Shannon Portillo, and Kara Dixon Vuic\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409229619543,"sku":"9781496219022","price":69.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496219022.jpg?v=1730506050","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/managing-sex-in-the-u-s-military-9781496219022","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}