Nancy S Niemi

Degrees of Difference

Women, Men, and the Value of Higher Education

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Exploring the relationship between higher education credentials and their utility in creating political, economic, and social success, Degrees of Difference identifies ways in which gender and academic achievement contribute to women's and men's power to shape their lives.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9781138697423
• ISBN-10: 1138697427
• Artikelnr.: 49392100

Autorenporträt

Nancy S. Niemi is Director of Faculty Teaching Initiatives at the Center for Teaching and Learning at Yale University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter One College credentials as female disadvantage?
Chapter Two Power, patriarchy, and gender identity in higher education
Chapter Three We've been here before: Gendered realignments behind the ivy
Chapter Four The ambiguous "female advantage"
Chapter Five American men: Other places to be
Chapter Six Higher education, less power: Gender equity post-college
Chapter Seven A dream deterred?
References
Index