Explaining men's entry into female-concentrated occupations: Issues of masculinity and social class

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-128

  Lupton, Ben ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Masculinities; Men; Social class; Social mobility

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; LABOR MARKET; MASCULINIZATION; OCCUPATION; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 33645974553     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2006.00299.x     Document Type: Article

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