Presentation. “Masculinities” Challenged in Light of “Feminine” Occupations
With regard to many social practices, from those involving culture and family to sports and clothing, contemporary research finds relatively fixed gendered associations – not at all the sort of equality and diversity one would consider ideal. Professional practices are no exception : horizontal gen...
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| Julkaisussa: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/rsa, |
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| Aineistotyyppi: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Kieli: | Anglais |
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Recherches sociologiques et anthropologiques
2014
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| Linkit: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Yhteenveto: | With regard to many social practices, from those involving culture and family to sports and clothing, contemporary research finds relatively fixed gendered associations – not at all the sort of equality and diversity one would consider ideal. Professional practices are no exception : horizontal gendered segregation, which recognizes certain jobs as “men’s” and others as “women’s”, remains deeply entrenched in Western societies.Taking France alone, we see that half of all jobs performed by wo... |
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