| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 249 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Examining the pregnancy continuum in the U.S. military -- Contextualizing maternity experiences in the U.S. Armed Forces -- Hyperplanning pregnancies -- Performing macho maternity -- Negotiating postpartum policies -- Redefining military maternity -- Appendix A : research participants : demographics -- Appendix B : biographies : enlisted servicewomen -- Appendix C : biographies : female officers. |
| Summary |
"In recent decades, the U.S. military has been on the vanguard of organizations implementing policies that increase maternity-related benefits. Despite these new policies, a so-called "pregnancy problem" continues to exist in the U.S. armed forces, wherein servicewomen are stigmatized for being pregnant and taking advantage of maternity policies. Conducting an analysis of military documents as well as interviews with enlisted servicewomen and female officers, Megan McFarlane examines the communicative construction of active duty servicewomen's pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, and post-pregnancy experiences in order to understand the reasons maternity continues to be stigmatized. Her analysis finds a policy/culture disconnect within the military that pregnant servicewomen themselves often co-construct, thus making the policy changes significantly less effective"-- Provided by publisher |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Women soldiers -- United States.
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Pregnancy -- United States.
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Maternal and infant welfare -- United States.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gender Studies. |
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Maternal and infant welfare. |
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Pregnancy. |
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Women soldiers. |
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United States. |
| Added Title |
Experiencing pregnancy in the U.S. armed forces |
| Other Form: |
Print version: McFarlane, Megan. Militarized maternity. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021] 9780520344686 (DLC) 2020043906 |
| ISBN |
0520975626 (electronic book) |
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9780520975620 (electronic bk.) |
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9780520344686 (hardcover) |
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9780520344693 (paperback) |
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