Military Sexual Trauma among US Servicewomen during...

Title of Article: Military Sexual Trauma among US Servicewomen during Deployment: A Qualitative study Date of article: February 2014 Source (Please attach copy of article): Burns, B., Grindlay, K., Holt, K., Manski, R., Grossman, D. (2014). Military sexual trauma among US servicewomen during deployment: A qualitative study. American Journal of Public Health, 104(2), 345-349. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1499845673?accountid=12387 ARTICLE SUMMARY: In the surveys they have referenced in the article, it displays military sexual trauma increases among women during and after military deployment of unwanted sexual contact in recent years. The authors have recruited and conducted of twenty-two US servicewomen†¦show more content†¦2. They’ve included the perspectives of women that have no hands on experience of MST. The authors wanted to expand their views regarding of military culture, barriers, and facilitators that deals with reporting and care seeking than those women facing with MST experiences. 3. The study provides new information of women’s experiences with military sexual trauma during deployment in which other studies lacks in data and numbers. It could help the military policymakers to take immediate action to MST by improving services and better transparency in the US military. Important New Vocabulary or Terminology: Military Sexual Trauma- States to sexual assault or constant other forms of sexual harassment throughout military service. Questions to Consider: I do question why the Department of Defense, the Pentagon, the White House, and the military courts have failed to address military sexual trauma which is a form of sexual harassment among women in the United States military in today’s issues. I would hope congress and the Obama administration will work together in combating the injustice that both men and women had suffered in the military due to MST. Relevance to Feminist Studies: The article is related to the sociological concept of sexual terrorism because it designates to target females through sexual harassment and violence which also happened to some of the participants during their time theyShow MoreRelatedSexual Assault of Women in the Military1409 Words   |  6 PagesUnited States Military today. The issues of sexual assault are affecting women serving in the battlefield which feminists would be concerned. The U.S. servicewomen in the military who have returned from war, the quantity of sexual assault they are forced to endure has not only been amplified, but disregarded and not picked up by military officials and fellow soldiers. Sexual assault is well-defined and occurs when a woman is not interested engaging, but forced upon to have a sexual activity withRead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  6 56 Pages Political Woman: Florence Luscomb and the Legacy of Radical Reform Michael Adas, ed., Agricultural and Pastoral Societies in Ancient and Classical History Jack Metzgar, Striking Steel: Solidarity Remembered Janis Appier, Policing Women: The Sexual Politics of Law Enforcement and the LAPD Allen Hunter, ed., Rethinking the Cold War Eric Foner, ed., The New American History. Revised and Expanded Edition E SSAYS ON _ T WENTIETH- C ENTURY H ISTORY Edited by Michael Adas