Doing "women's work" [[electronic resource] ] : men in nontraditional occupations / / edited by Christine L. Williams
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| Titolo: |
Doing "women's work" [[electronic resource] ] : men in nontraditional occupations / / edited by Christine L. Williams
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| Pubblicazione: | Newbury Park, Calif., : SAGE, c1993 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.33 |
| Soggetto topico: | Sex role in the work environment |
| Sex discrimination against men | |
| Sex discrimination in employment | |
| Stereotypes (Social psychology) | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
WilliamsChristine L. <1959->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Across the Great Divide: The Entry of Men into ""Women's Jobs""; Chapter 3 - The Pay of Men in ""Female"" Occupations: Is Comparable Worth Only for Women?; Chapter 4 - Men in Female-Dominated Fields: Trends and Turnover; Chapter 5 - Seekers and Finders: Male Entry and Exit in Female-Dominated Jobs; Chapter 6 - Men in Female-Dominated Occupations: A Cross-Cultural Comparison; Chapter 7 - Male Elementary Teachers: Experiences and Perspectives; Chapter 8 - Male Secretaries |
| Chapter 9 - Male Elder CaregiversChapter 10 - Male Strippers: Men Objectifying Men; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Contributors | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book summarizes the state of our knowledge on the effects of men in women's professions - effects on the men, on their views of masculinity, on the occupations and on the women they work with. Do men get preferential treatment in these positions? Do they receive higher salaries? Or are they treated the same as their women colleagues? Through a series of statistical and demographic analyses, as well as case studies of men in professions such as teaching, secretarial work, care-giving and stripping, the contributors give a glimpse of the role of these men in bolstering or undermining the ge |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Doing "women's work" |
| ISBN: | 1-4833-2655-1 |
| 1-4522-5431-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910480019703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Research on men and masculinities series ; ; 3.