Co-ed Combat: The New Evidence That Women Shouldn't Fight the Nation's Wars

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Penguin, 08 նոյ, 2007 թ. - 368 էջ
A scholar makes a definitive, controversial argument against women in combat 

More than 155,000 female troops have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan since 2002. And more than seventy of those women have died. While that’s a small fraction of all American casualties, those deaths exceed the number of military women who died in Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War combined. 

Clearly, women in combat isn’t a theoretical issue anymore. Women now fly combat aircraft and serve on warships. Even the remaining all-male corners of the military are blurring the lines in Iraq. And for many advocates, this trend is considered progress—toward a better, “gender neutral” military. 

Co-ed Combat makes the opposite case, based on research in anthropology, biology, history, psychology, sociology, and law, as well as military memoirs. It asks hard questions that challenge the assumptions of feminists.For instance:
  • Has warfare really changed so much as to reverse the almost unanimous history of all-male armed forces?
  • Are men and women really equivalent in combat skills, even leaving aside physical strength?
  • Do female troops respond to traditional types of motivations?
  • Can the bonds of unit cohesion form in a co-ed military unit?
  • Can an all-volunteer military afford to reject women? 

This is a controversial book, likely to draw a passionate response from both conservatives and liberals.
 

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Preface and Acknowledgments
Separating Fact from Myth Again
How Did Sex Differences Come About? Pure Socialization
The Why Question
The Nature of Modern Warfare
The Special Case of Aviation
War as a Traditionally Masculine Pursuit
What Men Fear
Threats to Cohesion and Effectiveness Arising from Mixing
Women and Children First
Sexual Relationships and Attraction
Double Standards and Political Correctness
Rape of Female Prisoners of
Pregnancy Motherhood and Hygiene
Is a Fully
Should the Sexes Be Separated? SexSegregated Training

Why Men Love
All for One and One for
Leadership and Followership in Combat
Is Mens Aversion
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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Kingsley Browne is a professor of law at Wayne State University Law School, specializing in employment discrimination and other aspects of employment law. He also teaches evidence, torts, and a seminar in law, biology, and behavior. Prior to law school, he did graduate work in physical anthropology. A former U.S. Supreme Court clerk, he spent five years in private practice before switching to teaching.

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