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UNINA9910808009003321 |
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Titolo |
Gender and choice in education and occupation / / edited by John Radford |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Routledge, 1998 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-73566-9 |
0-203-27710-4 |
1-134-73567-7 |
1-280-33539-4 |
0-203-44311-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (208 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sex role |
Sex differences (Psychology) |
Sex differences in education |
Sexual division of labor |
Sex discrimination in employment |
Choice (Psychology) - Sex differences |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p.188-191) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Introduction by John Radford; Brainsex and occupation; Gender and subject choice in secondary education; Using stereotypes to dispel negative perceptions of careers in science and technology; The ratio of male to female undergraduates; Entering Higher Education: older students' constructions of self as learners; Gender issues in employment selection; Choice: can we choose it?; An equal chance to succeed? Comparing women and men in management; Why can't a woman be more like a man, or vice versa?; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Despite many years of equality of choice, boys and girls continue to differ in both the subjects they study at school and later in the careers they decide to pursue. In this collection of papers by leading researchers from academic and practitioner backgrounds, the current |
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