Managing Sex in the U.S. Military
Gender, Identity, and Behavior
- 378 pages
- English
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Managing Sex in the U.S. Military
Gender, Identity, and Behavior
About this book
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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part 1
- 1. The U.S. Army’s Management of Sexuality at Home and Abroad, 1898–1940
- 2. Compensation, Commerce, and Conjugality
- 3. “A Higher Moral Character”
- Part 2
- 4. “We Recruit Individuals but Retain Families”
- 5. Reproduction in Combat Boots
- Part 3
- 6. A Comparative Analysis of the Military Bans on Openly Serving Gays, Lesbians, and Transgender Personnel
- 7. Formal Regulation, Cultural Enforcement
- Part 4
- 8. Problematic Policies and Far-Reaching Consequences
- 9. Managing Harassment and Assault in the Contemporary U.S. Military
- Part 5
- 10. Combat Exclusion Policies and the Management of Gender Difference in the U.S. Military
- 11. Brothers in Arms?
- 12. “The Juice Ain’t Worth the Squeeze”
- Afterword
- Contributors
- Index
- About Beth Bailey
- About Alesha E. Doan
- About Shannon Portillo
- About Kara Dixon Vuic
- Series List