Army Spouses By Margaret Harrell Analysis

In “Gender- and Class-Based Role Expectations for Army Spouses” author Margaret Harrell discusses how class-based identities shape role expectations and perceptions of Army spouses (69). She begins by discussing what these gender roles mean by arguing that the spouse roles that exist within the army are culturally constructed, and these roles are not expected of men which proves they are gendered (Harrell, 70). She goes on to argue that these roles are culturally constructed because there is nothing preventing men from filling the role of officer’s spouse (Harrell, 70). Harrell then progresses through a brief history of Army spouses and how the military community was primarily concerned with officer’s family life (74). Harrell quotes Roger