Anthropology and the United States Military is a fascinating edited collection of ethnographic research that seeks to provide visions of and for US military culture from a solid anthropological base. The volume explores several important but relatively unknown cultural variations in the defense community through a variety of lenses. A strong list of contributors highlight important issues such as: anthrax vaccines, the "Golden Age" culture of the military, gender roles among army spouses, weight control and physical readiness, the military advisor, and the USNA.
Author(s): Pamela R. Frese, Margaret C. Harrell
Edition: First Edition
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 192
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Introduction: Subject, Audience, and Voice......Page 16
1 Peacekeepers and Politics: Experience and Political Representation Among U.S. Military Officers......Page 30
2 Medical Risks and the Volunteer Army......Page 44
3 Guardians of the Golden Age: Custodians of U.S. Military Culture......Page 60
4 Gender- and Class-Based Role Expectations for Army Spouses......Page 84
5 Weight Control and Physical Readiness Among Navy Personnel......Page 110
6 The Military Advisor as Warrior-King and Other "Going Native" Temptations......Page 128
7 Integrating Diversity and Understanding the Other at the U.S. Naval Academy......Page 150
Conclusion: Anthropology and the U.S. Military......Page 162
About the Contributors......Page 168
A......Page 170
C......Page 171
F......Page 172
M......Page 173
O......Page 174
S......Page 175
W......Page 176
Z......Page 177
