Men in Caring Occupations Doing Gender Differently

by Simpson, Ruth

• ISBN13: 9780230574069
• ISBN10: 0230574068
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-02-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

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 mens experiences.

Author Biography

Ruth Simpson is Professor in Management at Brunel Business School, Brunel University, UK.

Table of Contents

Identity, Visibility, Emotions
Introducing Men in Non-Traditional Occupations	p. 3
Identities With contributions from Alison Pullen	p. 22
(In)visibility	p. 42
Gender, Service and Emotions	p. 60
Occupational Contexts
Gender, Performativity, Space: Male Cabin Crew and the Negotiation of Identity With contributions from Margaret Patrickson	p. 77
Bodies, Embodiment and Male Nurses	p. 93
Male Primary School Teachers and the Negotiation of a Professional Identity	p. 110
Occupational Image and Social Identity: The Case of Male Librarians	p. 129
Reflexivity and Constructions of Difference in the Context of Nursing Care	p. 146
Conclusion	p. 159
References	p. 172
Index	p. 186
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