Gender in the UK architectural profession: (re)producing and challenging hegemonic masculinity

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 247-264

  Sang, Katherine J C ^a   Dainty, Andrew R J ^b   Ison, Stephen G ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

architects; gender; homosocial behaviour; masculinity; professional work; social networks; work life balance; working hours

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898864252     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017013491306     Document Type: Article

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