Women's and men's careers in British sociology

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-210

  Platt, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic careers; British sociology; History of sociology; Sociology departments; Women in sociology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SOCIOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; EMPLOYMENT; FACULTY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOLOGY; UNIVERSITIES; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 3042813961     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2004.00015.x     Document Type: Review

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