Gender Matters from School to Work
Published on 1. December 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-335-09691-6 (ISBN)
Description
Making gender a central concern in the analysis of work and schooling, this book explores the way young men and women experience and account for the relations between school and work and analyzes the way schooling and work have been organized by patterns of gender and class inequality.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Milton Keynes
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
280 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-335-09691-6 (9780335096916)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Critical introduction, Sandra Acker; school, work and gender; course streaming in the school; making the transition from school to work; reproducing family patterns; inside the business education classroom; constructing skill hierarchies; directions for policy and research.