Locating Gender: Occupational Segregation, Wages And Domestic Responsibilities (Cambridge Studies in Work and Social Inequality : Vol 1)

This is an account of gender divisions in relation to the world of work and domestic life. The author has combined interview-based research and theoretical development, aiming to provide a significant challenge to existing explanations of segregation. This text is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the sociology of work, social stratification, gender studies, sociology of the family, and also serves as a personal reference for academic researchers and engaged feminists.