Men's work, women's work
Subtitle: a sociological history of the sexual division of labour in employment
By: Harriet Bradley.
Series: Feminist perspectives; Feminist perspectives (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9780816618149; 9780816618156
Subjects: Sexual division of labor -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: I: The sociological and historical context; title: 1. Gender segregation and the sex-typing of jobs; title: 2. The historical debates; title: 3. The sociological debates; title: II: Case studies; title: A. Primary production: food and raw materials; title: 4. Agriculture; title: 5. Fishing; title: 6. Mining; title: B. The secondary sector: manufacturing and factories; title: 7. Pottery; title: 8. Hosiery; title: 9. Shoemaking; title: 10. The new industries; title: C. The tertiary sector: professions and service industries; title: 11. Shopwork; title: 12. Medicine; title: 13. Teaching; title: III: 14. Gendered jobs and social inequality.