Recruiting Men, Constructing Manhood: How Health Care Organizations Mobilize Masculinities as Nursing Recruitment Strategy

Gender and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 133-156

  Cottingham, Marci D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

gendering practices; health care organizations; Masculinities; nursing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892518291     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243213509005     Document Type: Article

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