title: The "don't ask, don't tell" policy and military performance.
abstract: This paper is a response to Schumm's 2004 critique of Belkin's 2003 article, dealing with the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in the U.S. military. Schumm's critique specified four reasons for continuing to exclude homosexuals from military service: military effectiveness, sexual asymmetries, Christian soldiers' dilemma of "living a lie" and skewed opinions of policy makers and military elites. Each of these categories is analyzed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, 2112 Art-Sociology Bldg., University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. kbonner@socy.umd.edu
authors.forename: Kimberly B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Bonner
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Segal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D008192:Deception; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D005260:Female; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D011050:Policy Making; D011287:Prejudice; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D011049:Social Control Policies; D014481:United States