Doing it the Hard Way
Investigations of Gender and Technology
Published on 12. April 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-04-445435-9 (ISBN)
Description
"Doing It the Hard Way" brings together the writings of the late Sally Hacker. More than simply a collection of essays, this volume includes a series of interviews conducted by sociologist-feminist Dorothy Smith during the last year of Sally Hacker's life. The book is thus a tribute to Sally Hacker's distinctive approach to issues of gender and technology; her integration of research with feminist activism; and her innovative methods of research.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
440 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-04-445435-9 (9780044454359)
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Content
Part 1 Women, technology and the corporations: sex stratification, technology and organizational change - a longitudinal case study of AT&T; farming out the home - women and the agribusiness; technological change and women's role in agribusiness - methods of research in social action. Part 2 Gender and the culture of technology: the culture of engineering - women, workplace and machines; engineering the shape of work; mathematization of engineering - limits on women in the field. Part 3 Technological change and the changing stratification of engineering; automators and automated - human and social effects of technological change; computers in the workplace - stratification and labour process among engineers and technicians. Part 4 Sexuality and technology - feminist/Left debates; the eye of the beholder - an essay on technology and eroticism.