"Why marcia you've changed!" male clerical temporary workers doing masculinity in a feminized occupation

Gender and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 218-238

  Henson, K D ^a   Rogers, J K ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035532289     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089124301015002004     Document Type: Article

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