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Changing minority representation in the U S military / Armor, David J; Gilroy, Curtis L

Armor, David J	Journal Article
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2010.

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The Department of Defense has always sought a socially representative enlisted force, especially with respect to African American and Hispanic minorities. Ideally, in a democratic society a military force should be representative of the nation it defends. African American overrepresentation was a major concern during the first decade of the All-Volunteer Force (AVF), while Hispanics were underrepresented. During the 1980s black representation stabilized and Hispanics began to increase, especially with respect to enlistments. Starting in the 1990s, black representation began to decline, followed more recently by declines among Hispanics. This article examines changes in minority representation since the inception of the AVF in 1973 and argues that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have played a significant role in recent changes.

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Minorities ; Military - U S ; U S - Military ; Propensity ; Recruiting ; Social Representation

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Global order, US hegemony and military integration: Canadian - American defense relationship / Charbonneau, Bruno; Cox, Wayne S

Charbonneau, Bruno	Journal Article
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2008.

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This article argues that the contemporary IR literature on global order and American hegemony has limitations. First, the critical discourse on hegemony fails to adequately examine the deeply embedded nature of regularized practices that are often a key component of the acceptance of certain state and social behaviours as natural. Second, much of the (neo)Gramscian literature has given primacy to the economic aspects of hegemonic order at the expense of examining global military/security relations. Lastly, much of the literature on global order and hegemony has failed to fully immerse itself within a detailed research program.

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Global Order ; United State - Military ; U S Hegemony ; Military - U S ; Canada - Defense Relation - America ; America - Defense Relation - Canada ;
Military Integration - Canada

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Underage drinking and the drinking age / Main, Carla T

Main, Carla T	Journal Article
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2009.

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Military - U S ; Underage Drinking ; Drinking Age ; Binge Drinking ; U S - Military

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