Doing Engineering

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A penetrating analysis of the effects of differential educational opportunities, racial prejudice, and labor market discrimination on Blacks, Asians, and whites in one of America's most important professions. Dr. Tang's book makes a distinctive contribution to the sociology of occupations, race and ethnic relations, and minority studies. -- Stanford M. Lyman Tang's book effectively challenges the conventional picture of extraordinary success among Asian-American engineers with a careful, rigorous analysis of national data. Doing Engineering contributes very useful factual information that helps to correct common misperceptions. * Industrial and Labor Relations Review * The book will be required reading for anyone interested in the careers of engineers. * Contemporary Sociology * Just as in her earlier work..., Joyce Tang continues to produce insightful analyses of the intersection of the worlds of work and of race/ethnic/gender relations. Doing Engineering is a carefully crafted study of the barriers that women and minorities face in a profession that can provide significant opportunities for upward mobility and the achievement of the American Dream. The study challenges such prevailing myths such as that Asian Americans are particularly advantaged in career mobility with engineering, or that minorities have an equal chance of gaining access to management positions in engineering. -- A. Gary Dworkin, The University of Houston