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OverviewEmployers often ascribe values to gender and sexual orientation that override truly relevant personal characteristics including ability, intelligence and dedication. Policy makers and business leaders need to be informed and involved in creating a workplace climate that openly accepts all people. This volume highlights concerns such as gender barriers to occupational advancement, sexual harassment and female vulnerability, and heterosexual men as targets of sexual harassment. Diamant and Lee discuss the origins and development of sexual stereotypes that form the basis for discrimination. Busines leaders must educate themselves and their employees to understand the wide range of differences that exist in the workforce. The Psychology of Sex, Gender, and Jobs offers solutions to managing the workforce of today. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Louis Diamant , Jo Ann LeePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.624kg ISBN: 9780275965075ISBN 10: 0275965074 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 30 October 2001 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews?[t]his book provides a straightforward overview of sex, gender, and jobs in the context of the status quo of social and economic relations, and the potential for individuals who differ by gender and sexual orientation to be valued without bias by today's corporations. This book will be of particular value to graduate students in psychology, sociology, and gender studies, and could provide the basis for a stimulating advanced undergraduate or graduate seminar.?-Psychology of Women Q [t]his book provides a straightforward overview of sex, gender, and jobs in the context of the status quo of social and economic relations, and the potential for individuals who differ by gender and sexual orientation to be valued without bias by today's corporations. This book will be of particular value to graduate students in psychology, sociology, and gender studies, and could provide the basis for a stimulating advanced undergraduate or graduate seminar. -Psychology of Women Q This book will serve as an excellent overall survey of the major issues. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals. -Choice [W]ell researched and balanced chapters, as well as coverage of interesting fringe topics that have been neglected in past reviews....[S]everal of the chapters make useful contributions to the gender-in-the-workplace literature. -Personnel Psychology W ell researched and balanced chapters, as well as coverage of interesting fringe topics that have been neglected in past reviews.... S everal of the chapters make useful contributions to the gender-in-the-workplace literature. -Personnel Psychology t his book provides a straightforward overview of sex, gender, and jobs in the context of the status quo of social and economic relations, and the potential for individuals who differ by gender and sexual orientation to be valued without bias by today's corporations. This book will be of particular value to graduate students in psychology, sociology, and gender studies, and could provide the basis for a stimulating advanced undergraduate or graduate seminar. -Psychology of Women Q ?This book will serve as an excellent overall survey of the major issues. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.?-Choice ?[W]ell researched and balanced chapters, as well as coverage of interesting fringe topics that have been neglected in past reviews....[S]everal of the chapters make useful contributions to the gender-in-the-workplace literature.?-Personnel Psychology ?[t]his book provides a straightforward overview of sex, gender, and jobs in the context of the status quo of social and economic relations, and the potential for individuals who differ by gender and sexual orientation to be valued without bias by today's corporations. This book will be of particular value to graduate students in psychology, sociology, and gender studies, and could provide the basis for a stimulating advanced undergraduate or graduate seminar.?-Psychology of Women Q Author InformationLOUIS DIAMANT is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte./e He is a clinical psychologist and was the director of an anti-poverty mental health program in North Carolina. JO ANN LEE is Associate Professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte./e She worked with the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Aging as an American Psychological Association Congressional Science Fellow. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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