Professions and Patriarchy

Zusatztext `An excellent application of feminist theory to occupational sociology' - Mike Dent! Staffordshire Polytechnic. Zusammenfassung This impressive and original study is one of the first books to combine mainstream sociology with feminism in exploring the subject of the professions and power. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I Gender, closure and professional projects; 1 PATRIARCHY, CAPITALISM AND GENDER RELATIONS AT WORK; 2 PATRIARCHY AND PROFESSIONS; Part II Gender and professional projects in the medical division of labour; 3 GENDER AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALISATION; 4 MEDICAL MEN AND MIDWIVES; 5 THE OCCUPATIONAL POLITICS OF NURSE REGISTRATION; 6 GENDER AND RADIOGRAPHY; 7 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index;

Product details

• Authors: Anne Witz
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2016
• EAN: 9781138135796
• ISBN: 978-1-138-13579-6
• No. of pages: 244
• Series: International Library of Sociology
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Medical Sociology