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Jude Browne - Sex Segregation and Inequality in the Modern Labour Market - 9781861345998 - V9781861345998
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Sex Segregation and Inequality in the Modern Labour Market

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Description for Sex Segregation and Inequality in the Modern Labour Market Hardcover. Presents an interpretation of the nature, causes and consequences of sex inequality in the modern labour market. This book offers a comprehensive account of sex segregation; and draws on the methodological innovations to provide an original empirical analysis of sex segregation using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. .

This book presents a novel interpretation of the nature, causes and consequences of sex inequality in the modern labour market. Employing a sophisticated new theoretical framework, and drawing on original fieldwork, the book develops a subtle account of the phenomenon of sex segregation and offers a major challenge to existing approaches.

In an environment increasingly defined by attempts to converge and consolidate international policy objectives, an in-depth understanding of contemporary forms of inequality is vital to anyone interested in the effective translation of normative accounts of social justice into practical policy. Aimed at academics and advanced students working in social ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861345998
SKU
V9781861345998
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Ref
99-50

About Jude Browne
Jude Browne has worked as a sex segregation and equality specialist on various government initiatives. She is the Nuffield Foundation Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, an Executive Director of the Cambridge University Centre for Gender Studies as well as a Fellow in Social and Political Sciences at Downing College, University of ... Read more

Reviews for Sex Segregation and Inequality in the Modern Labour Market
testimonial quote "Jude Browne has produced an important and exciting study of the sociology of modern Britain. In this meticulously researched and superbly conceived book, Browne examines the experience of sex segregation in the labour market employing original research from a study of the occupational structure of the BBC. Testing and discarding standard theories of gender inequalities, Browne argues convincingly ... Read more

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