Constructing gender and occupational segregation: A study of women and work in fishing communities

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 267-290

  Yodanis, Carrie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fishing; Occupational sex segregation; Social construction of gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944522610     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005515926536     Document Type: Article

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