Men in caring occupations [electronic resource] : doing gender differently / Ruth Simpson.
Simpson, Ruth, 1949-
2009
HD8038.A1 S55 2009eb
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Title Men in caring occupations [electronic resource] : doing gender differently / Ruth Simpson.
Author Simpson, Ruth, 1949-
ISBN 9780230594333 (electronic bk.)
9780230574069
0230574068
Publication Details Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (vii, 193 p.)
Call Number HD8038.A1 S55 2009eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 331.70081
Summary Exploring the experiences of the growing number of men who have entered ₁feminine₂ service and caring occupations, this book examines how men in these contexts both ₁do₂ and ₁undo₂ gender as they manage the potential mismatch between gender and occupational identity. Part One of the book draws on the theoretical concepts of identity, visibility and emotions to bring together some of the work in the field and to explore new developments. Part Two examines the experiences of men in four occupational contexts through the lenses of identity and space (cabin crew); bodies, embodiment and masculinity (nurses); professionalism and care (primary school teachers) and social identity (librarians). The book highlights some of the complications of managing identity in these contexts as well as the complexities and dynamics of negotiating difference.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-185) and index.
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PART I: INTRODUCTION
Introducing Men in Non-Traditional Occupations
Identities. with A. Pullen
(In)visibility
Gender, Service and Emotions
PART II: OCCUPATIONAL CONTEXTS
Gender, Performativity, Space: Male Cabin Crew and the Negotiation of Identity; with M. Patrickson
Bodies, Embodiment and Male Nurses
Male Primary School Teachers and the Negotiation of a Professional Identity
Occupational Image and Social Identity: The Case of Male Librarians
Men on Women and Women on Men: Reflexivity and Constructions of Difference in the Context of Nursing Care.

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