Women in Combat - Civic Duty Or Military Liability?

This is a pro-con debate on women in the military. Fenner is pro, arguing it is a civic duty and an important part of democracy. DeYoung is against, based largely on biological arguments

List of contents

Series Editor's Preface Rita J. Simon Part One Moving Targets: Women's Roles in the U.S. Military in the 21st Century Lorry M. FennerSelected Bibliography Part Two A Feminist Analysis in Support of the U.S. Army Ground Combat Exclusion for Women Marie E. deYoungReferences Part Three ReflectionsResponse to deYoung Lorry M. FennerResponse to Fenner Marie E. deYoung Index

About the author

Lorry M. Fenner is a colonel (select) in the U.S. Air Force and the deputy commander of the 694th Intelligence Group. Marie deYoung, the director of the Newman Catholic Center at Northeast Missouri State University, has served as a chaplain in the U.S. Army. The author of This Woman's Army: The Dynamics of Sex and Violence in the Military (Hellgate Press, 2000), she is currently researching issues surrounding education and the military.

Summary

Women have been actively involved the United States military for more than years, but the ban on their participation in combat remains a debated issue. This book calls for opening various aspects of military service to women.

Product details

• Authors: Marie E. de Young, Marie DeYoung, Marie E. deYoung, Lorry M. Fenner, Lorry M. Deyoung Fenner, Lorry M./ Deyoung Fenner, Fenner Lorry M.
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.08.2001
• EAN: 9780878408634
• ISBN: 978-0-87840-863-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Controversies in Public Policy; Controversies in Public Policy Series
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, HISTORY / Military / United States, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Gender studies: women, Warfare and defence, Gender studies: women and girls