Speech and language therapy/pathology: Perspectives on a gendered profession

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 90-101

  Litosseliti, Lia ^a   Leadbeater, Claire ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

career choice; focus groups; gendered discourses; speech and language therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH THERAPY; UNITED KINGDOM; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPEECH THERAPY; SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872532964     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-6984.2012.00188.x     Document Type: Article

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