'Taking it like a man': Masculinity, subjection and resistance in the selling of life assurance

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-21

  Hodgson, Damian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Masculinity; Resistance; Sales; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER ROLE; INSURANCE INDUSTRY; OCCUPATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037267549     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0432.00001     Document Type: Article

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