Joyce Tang

Doing Engineering

The Career Attainment and Mobility of Caucasian, Black, and Asian-American Engineers

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first to systematically compare Caucasians, African Americans, and Asian Americans in engineering, this study of the career attainment and mobility of engineers in the United States tells how these three groups fare in the American engineering labor market and what they can look forward to in the future.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 434g
• ISBN-13: 9780847694655
• ISBN-10: 0847694658
• Artikelnr.: 22420376

Autorenporträt

Joyce Tang is associate professor of sociology at Queens College, CUNY.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 The Rise of the Engineering Profession Chapter 2 Trends in
Participation and Profile of Engineers Chapter 3 Theoretical Approaches to
Stratification in Engineering Chapter 4 Getting In: Engineers for Hire
Chapter 5 Fitting In: Professional Identity and Commitment Chapter 6 Beyond
Engineering: Crossing Over the Drawing Board Chapter 7 Track Switching and
Back Tracking: The (Un)making of a Manager Chapter 8 Conclusion: The Future
of Engineers in Engineering and Management