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Autore: | Adams Tracey Lynn <1966-> |
Titolo: | A dentist and a gentleman : gender and the rise of dentistry in Ontario / / Tracey L. Adams |
Pubblicazione: | Toronto, [Canada] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2000 |
©2000 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
Disciplina: | 617.6/009713 |
Soggetto topico: | Dentistry - Ontario - History |
Dentistry - Social aspects - Ontario | |
Sexual division of labor - Ontario - History | |
Women dentists - Ontario - History | |
Soggetto geografico: | Ontario |
Canada | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Livres numeriques. |
History | |
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Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Preface -- 1 Dentistry, Gender, and Profession Creation -- 2 The Rise of the Dental Profession in Ontario -- 3 Defining Dentistry -- 4 Enforcing the Dental Ideal -- 5 Professional Status, Ideology, and Gender: Dentistry 1900-1918 -- 6 Public Health, Public Education, Public Image -- 7 Gender and the Division of Dental Labour -- 8 On Becoming a Dentist: Dental Students 1903-1917 -- 9 Women in Dentistry -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 Historical Sources -- Appendix 2 Women as a Percentage of Practitioners in Selected Male-Dominated Professions in Ontario, 1911-1996 -- Notes. |
Sommario/riassunto: | At one time considered a trade, dentistry gradually evolved and attained professional status, structured in such a way as to recruit middle-class white men; by definition, a professional was a gentleman. A unique and fascinating social history. |
Titolo autorizzato: | A dentist and a gentleman |
ISBN: | 1-282-03371-9 |
9786612033711 | |
1-4426-7029-0 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910780425403321 |
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