Shields, Patricia M.2006-07-242012-02-241988-07Shields, P. (1988). Sex roles in the military. In Moskos, C. & Wood, F. (Eds.) The Military More Than a Job (pp. 47-58). New York: Pergamon Brassey's.https://hdl.handle.net/10877/3964A striking characteristic of the modern US military is its increased reliance on women, an unplanned consequence of the draft's demise. Currently, American women serve their country in unprecedented ways and numbers. No other industrialized nation has ever used women as extensively. As peacetime soldiers, they are unlike their historical sisters who were called to meet the challenge of war.Text15 pages1 file (.pdf)enwomen in militaryoccupational institutional debatewomen in combatPolitical ScienceBook Chapter