Men in Caring Occupations

Doing Gender Differently

  • Ruth Simpson
Book

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-viii
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  2. Identity, Visibility, Emotions

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introducing Men in Non-Traditional Occupations
      Ruth Simpson
      Pages 3-21
    3. Identities
      Ruth Simpson
      Pages 22-41
    4. (In)visibility
      Ruth Simpson
      Pages 42-59
    5. Gender, Service and Emotions
      Ruth Simpson
      Pages 60-74

  3. Occupational Contexts

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 75-75
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    2. Gender, Performativity, Space: Male Cabin Crew and the Negotiation of Identity
      Ruth Simpson
      Pages 77-92
    3. Bodies, Embodiment and Male Nurses
      Ruth Simpson
      Pages 93-109
    4. Male Primary School Teachers and the Negotiation of a Professional Identity
      Ruth Simpson
      Pages 110-128
    5. Occupational Image and Social Identity: The Case of Male Librarians
      Ruth Simpson
      Pages 129-145
    6. Reflexivity and Constructions of Difference in the Context of Nursing Care
      Ruth Simpson
      Pages 146-158
    7. Conclusion
      Ruth Simpson
      Pages 159-171
  4. Back Matter
    Pages 172-193
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About this book

Introduction

Exploring how men in service and caring occupations (cabin crew, primary school teachers, nurses and librarians) both 'do' and 'undo' gender as they manage the potential mismatch between gender and occupational identity, this book engages with the key theoretical concepts of identity, visibility and emotions to examine men's experiences.

Keywords

Doing gender gender women

Authors and affiliations

  • Ruth Simpson
    • 1
  1. 1.Brunel UniversityUK

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