J Faye Crosby

Broschiertes Buch

Sex Discrimination in the Workplace

Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Herausgeber: Crosby, Faye J; Ropp, S Ann; Stockdale, Margaret S

Beschreibung

Written by prominent experts, the chapters in this timely volume provide an innovative and cohesive look at the research, theory, and practical issues surrounding sex discrimination in the workplace. The first section gives detailed and thorough guidance to employers who wish to avoid litigation and to individuals considering litigation. Section Two contains riveting first-hand accounts from plaintiffs, lawyers and expert witnesses who have mounted battles against sex discriminatory employers. Section Three grounds the practical and the personal accounts in the broad and deep scholarship that tracks the extent and the nature of sex discrimination in the workplace. Authoritative analyses from leading social scientists and legal scholars allow readers to understand how psychologists, sociologists, economists and legal scholars approach issues of sex discrimination. In other words, given what we know about the dynamics of sex discrimination, what strategies can we use to eradicate it? The final section is devoted to solutions and contains some surprising answers. Sex Discrimination in the Workplace is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to gain a better understanding of precisely what sex discrimination is and what can be done to combat it.

Autor

Faye J. Crosby is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz and an expert on affirmative action. She has authored, co-authored, edited, or co-edited 14 volumes and over 150 articles and chapters in scholarly books. Her most recent books include Affirmative Action Is Dead: Long Live Affirmative Action (2004) and The Psychology and Management of Workplace Diversity (edited with Margaret S. Stockdale, Blackwell, 2004). Margaret S. Stockdale is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Applied Psychology Program at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Her publications include Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (edited, 1996) and Women and Men in Organizations: Sex and Gender Issues in the Workplace (with Jeanette N. Cleveland and Kevin R. Murphy, 2000). S. Ann Ropp is Assistant Professor of Psychology and Coordinator of the Women's and Gender Studies Program at the University of Alaska Southeast. Her research examines women's reactions to sex discrimination and how these reactions may be influenced by women's interpersonal relationships with men.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 245mm x 171mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9781405134507
• ISBN-10: 140513450X
• Artikelnr.: 22729345

Rezensionen

"Well structured, well written and enlightening ... A greatsource of academic knowledge in the field by distinguished USresearchers."
Times Higher Education Supplement

"Essential reading for anyone seeking a deepunderstanding, in an accessible style, of the causes - andmethods of preventing - sex discrimination in the workplace.Students and scholars alike will both enjoy and benefit fromreading this book."
Nyla R. Branscombe, University of Kansas

"This is the most comprehensive treatment of sexdiscrimination ever published. A landmark book on a topic of vastimportance."
Linda K. Stroh, Loyola University Chicago

"Sex Discrimination in the Work Place is an importantbook and an excellent resource that should be in every library. Theeditors not only did a great job of identifying and recruiting atruly distinguished list of contributors, they also effectivelyedited. Despite the differences in contributor orientations anddisciplines and the potential complexities of the material, thechapters are uniformly well written--clear, accessible andinformative throughout." Springer Science

"Crosby, Stockdale, and Ropp have compiled acomprehensive, practical, and research-based book. Its strength isthe format."
Choice Magazine

"Readers ... will gain a great deal of insight intothe problem from some of the top academics and practitionersworking in this arena." PsycCritiques (APA)