Date of Graduation
5-2013
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Sociology (MA)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
Sociology and Criminal Justice
Advisor/Mentor
Lori Holyfield
Committee Member
Anna Zajicek
Second Committee Member
Shauna Morimoto
Keywords
Social sciences, Combat, Gender, Hegemonic, Masculinity, Roles, Women
Abstract
This study utilizes discursive data to examine how the strategic use of narratives inform policies that shape women's participation in military service overall and more specific, the current controversy over exclusion of women from participation in combat roles within the U.S. military. Specifically, I examine popular military newspapers, blogs and the Department of Defense 2012 Report regarding policies and regulations of female service members. In this study, I provide a sociological analysis of current military-cultural narratives and the institutional narrative discussing women's participation in combat roles in order to provide evidence of the current threat to the military form of hegemonic masculinity.
Citation
Herford, J. S. (2013). Narrative Framing of U.S. Military Females in Combat: Inclusion Versus Resistance. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/746