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Northeastern Prof Warns:  Male Military Veterans ‘Reinforce Hegemonic Masculinity,’ Sexism

From PJ Media, by Reporter Toni Airaksinen, 23 August 2018.

Here is the lede plus two:

A professor at Northeastern University recently published an academic study warning that military veterans “reinforce hegemonic masculinity,” and ultimately contribute to “men’s dominance over women.”

The study, titled “How Military Service Members Reinforce Hegemonic Masculinity in Talk,” was published in the Western Journal of Communication on August 10.  It was written by Northeastern Professor Bobbi J. Van Gilder.

Her research consisted of interviewing 14 current and former male servicemembers by phone or Skype.  Gilder analyzed their responses to certain questions to see if any of their phrasing betrayed their thoughts on “gender and sexuality norms” in the military.

On the other hand, one could speculate that Professor Van Gilder is traumatized by the thought of combat and wishes to decrease the effectiveness of combat units by undermining their cohesion?

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff