Four Years of Sex Integration at the United States Air Force Academy: Problems and Issues

Abstract

Admission of women to the service academies by Congress in 1976 constituted a mandated social change at the Air Force Academy. This social process was monitored over the four years of the first integrated class by a longitudinal study of beliefs, attitudes and expectations of the first women and their classmates. A carefully matched sample of men and women were tested concerning these issues, as were samples from preceding and following classes. The report portrays a comprehensive picture of the integration process with the associated problems and issues. Keywords: Sex integration; socialization; attitudes toward women; career expectations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 1985
Accession Number
ADA160404

Entities

People

  • David Gillman
  • Dickie Harris
  • Frank Wood
  • Lois B. Defleur
  • William Marshak

Organizations

  • United States Air Force Academy

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Applied Psychology
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Military Education
  • Military Training
  • Minority Groups
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Service Academies
  • Social Psychology
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • Teamwork

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  • Education

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  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Theoretical Analysis.