The Changing Face of Medicine - Women Doctors and the Evolution of Health Care in America

Informationen zum Autor Ann K. Boulis is Research Associate in Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Jerry A. Jacobs is Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Revolving Doors and coauthor, most recently, of The Time Divide: Work, Family, and Gender Inequality. Klappentext The number of women practicing medicine in the United States has grown steadily since the late 1960s, with women now roughly at parity with men among entering medical students. Why did so many women enter American medicine? How are women faring... Zusammenfassung The number of women practicing medicine in the United States has grown steadily since the late 1960s, with women now roughly at parity with men among entering medical students. Why did so many women enter American medicine? How are women faring... Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Introduction 2 Feminization of an Evolving Profession 3 Applying for Change 4 The Gendered Map of Contemporary Medicine 5 Gender, Sorting, and Tracking 6 Work, Family, Marriage, and Generational Change 7 Women Physicians Caring for Patients 8 Medicine as a Family-Friendly Profession? 9 Conclusion: A Prognosis for Gender and Medical CareAppendix Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Ann K Boulis, Ann K. Boulis, Ann K./ Jacobs Boulis, Jerry A Jacobs, Jerry A. Jacobs
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.10.2008
• EAN: 9780801444463
• ISBN: 978-0-8014-4446-3
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 23 mm
• Series: The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work; Culture and Politics of Health; The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work; Culture and Politics of Health
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General