Women in the military
Women and female are often looked down on more than men, and the impacts that can indicate societal implications of gender roles
Answer
Women and Gender in the Military
Overview
Issues surrounding gender in the military is a contested topic in American and global society. Librarians label these as pro/con topics, where a student might be asked to locate opinions, facts, and statistics to critically argue a claim or point of view.
OneSearch is the online library catalog and will search results using keywords. Unless you have a specific idea or author, I suggest the using the following keywords:
- Combat Roles
- Equality
- Servicewomen
- Integration
- Diversity
- Empowerment
- Policy Changes
- Gender Discrimination
- Military Strategy
- Unit Cohesion
- Humanitarian Missions
Suggested Resources: Narrow Your Topic
Narrowing the topic is focusing into related issues to support or illuminate your research question. Merced College Library databases offer a number of resources to help you narrow your topic.
- Opposing Viewpoints
- SIRS
- CQ Researcher
- NewsBank
Tip! apply the suggested keywords above into library databases to find concept definitions and thematic overviews.
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