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Record Nr.

UNINA9910582201403321

Autore

Sung Sisi

Titolo

The Economics of Gender in China : Women, Work and the Glass Ceiling / / Sisi Sung

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2022

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 pages)

Collana

Routledge Studies in Gender and Economics

Disciplina

306.3615

Soggetti

Women - Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction 2. Economics of Gender 3. Gender, Business Organization, and Culture 4. Women in China 5. Workplace in China 6. Gender Stereotypes in Chinese Enterprises 7. Work, Family and Women in Management 8. Guanxi and Women in Management 9. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

China's rapid socio-economic development has achieved remarkable equalizing conditions between men and women in the aspects of health, education and labor force participation, but the glass ceiling phenomenon has become more prominent. The book develops a cross-disciplinary paradigm, with economics at its core, to better understand gender in China and women in management in the Chinese business context. The theoretical perspective integrates the knowledge and evidence from cognate disciplinary strands, such as economics, sociology, management studies, and the Chinese literature, into one unified framework. In-depth interviews with managers in China's largest enterprises complement the theoretical perspective with rich empirical details to examine women's managerial experiences and career choices. The book's argument sheds light on the power of stereotypes that specify women's roles in the family, organization, and society. It shows that understanding the socio-psychological and organizational dynamics of stereotyping in the Chinese context, as well as how Chinese women make career decisions, recognizing and deploying these expectations, provides new perspectives on the underrepresentation of women among business leaders in China. The book offers multi-disciplinary evidence on the economics of gender in



China that is highly relevant for gender studies in general, and across a number of subject areas, and it can be used in any setting as an introductory reference.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9911034944403321

Autore

Wollinger Alexander

Titolo

Critical analyses of so-called ‘clan crime’ : Phenomenological observations and the constitution of a social problem / / edited by Alexander Wollinger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wiesbaden : , : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025

ISBN

3-658-48865-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (480 pages)

Collana

Social Sciences Series

Disciplina

302.542

303.33

Soggetti

Deviant behavior

Social control

Organized crime

Emigration and immigration - Social aspects

Law and the social sciences

Deviance and Social Control

Organized Crime

Sociology of Migration

Socio-Legal Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Phenomenological foundations -- Milieu -- Problem constitution -- Problem processing.

Sommario/riassunto

In the current discourse field ‘clan crime’, the interpretation scheme, the terminology itself and the treatment of the phenomenon by interior departments, law enforcement and other authorities are controversial. There is an intense debate about issues ranging between overestimating and underestimating the phenomenon, between self-



inflicted or ‘imported’ criminality and between zero-tolerance reactions by the constitutional state on the one hand and discrimination against entire population groups on the other. Put simply, there is a conflict between the antagonistic ideas of ‘hard’ and negating interpretations of the phenomenon. The anthology is intended to take a scientifically dominated, differentiated or ‘moderate’ path without ignoring the above-mentioned opposites. The aim is to close previous gaps in knowledge and to correct widespread discursive assumptions. The book is aimed at an interested specialist audience from the criminal and social sciences as well as middle and higher management levels of the police and social work or crime prevention. The editor Alexander Wollinger is a criminologist and lecturer in criminology at the University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration in North Rhine-Westphalia. His research focuses on crime committed by members of extended families, particularly with regard to its prevention and the public discourse surrounding it.