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Militarized maternity : experiencing pregnancy in the U.S. armed forces / Megan D. McFarlane.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]Description: 1 online resource (xi, 249 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0520975626
  • 9780520975620
Other title:
  • Experiencing pregnancy in the U.S. armed forces
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Militarized maternityDDC classification:
  • 355.1/20820973 23
LOC classification:
  • UB418.W65 M375 2021
Online resources:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

"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.

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