Gendered forms of othering in UK hospital medicine: Nostalgia as resistance against the modern doctor

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 498-509

  Tsouroufli, Maria ^a   Özbilgin, Mustafa ^b   Smith, Merryn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

All hours training; Gendered othering; Hospital medicine; Modern doctor; Nostalgia; Resistance; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054894715     PISSN: 20407149     EISSN: 17587093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02610151111157710     Document Type: Article

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