Toward the Army of the 1980s: A Study of Male Attitudes Toward Women as Combatants

Abstract

This study reflects attitudes of students of the CGSC Class of 1978 toward the issue of women in combat. A sample of the Class responded to 57 questions which included demographic discriminators, positive and negative social role perceptions and personal assessments on hypothetical performance situations concerning women as combatants. This study examines the various relationships between contemporary and traditional mind-sets since they may influence future policy development. The degree of dependence varies among the major variables of social beliefs, gender-role perceptions, mind-sets, and job appropriateness, in comparison to specific criterion items. This research is restricted to tests of the significance and strength of these interrelationships compared with their position along an attitude scale continuum.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 09, 1978
Accession Number
ADA058579

Entities

People

  • Dorothy E. Spencer

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Data Analysis
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Societies
  • Students
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Theoretical Analysis.