Women in Combat

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This paper discusses the phenomenon of women in the military. The paper argues that, as women's role in society continues to evolve, so must the role of women in the military. The paper examines the option of allowing women to serve in combat positions during times of war. The paper presents the opinions of those opposed to women fighting in the Army.

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"However, proponents of letting women serve in the military challenge these biologically deterministic views. Vivian Norwood, for example, points out that a study conducted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) concludes that women are more resistant to temperature extremes as well as disease. In addition, women are also able to cope better with situations that demanded high stress and isolation (Norwood 525). Biology aside, Norwood correctly argues that inappropriate harassment already exists within the military, in the form of hazing (Norwood 525). These violent rituals, however, do not mean that vulnerable young men should be kept out of the military. In addition, the arguments regarding a woman's deleterious effects on the bonding of male soldiers is largely anecdotal and reminiscent of the same arguments used by people who protested racial integration in the military. Today, the racial integration of the military has evidently not resulted in an erosion of camaraderie. There is thus no reason to believe that a woman's presence in a combat unit would have the same deleterious effect on morale."

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