The Psychology of Sex, Gender, and Jobs

Issues and Solutions
Herausgeber: Diamant, Louis; Lee, Jo Ann

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Employers often ascribe values to gender and sexual orientation that override truly relevant personal characteristics including ability, intelligence and dedication. Policy makers and business leaders need to be informed and involved in creating a workplace climate that openly accepts all people. This volume highlights concerns such as gender barriers to occupational advancement, sexual harassment and female vulnerability, and heterosexual men as targets of sexual harassment. Diamant and Lee discuss the origins and development of sexual stereotypes that form the basis for discrimination. Busines leaders must educate themselves and their employees to understand the wide range of differences that exist in the workforce. The Psychology of Sex, Gender, and Jobs offers solutions to managing the workforce of today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 669g
• ISBN-13: 9780275965075
• ISBN-10: 0275965074
• Artikelnr.: 21141269

Autorenporträt

LOUIS DIAMANT is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte./e He is a clinical psychologist and was the director of an anti-poverty mental health program in North Carolina. JO ANN LEE is Associate Professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte./e She worked with the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Aging as an American Psychological Association Congressional Science Fellow.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Past, Present, Future by Louis Diamant Gender Issues Hitting
the Ceiling: Gendered Barriers to Occupational Entry, Advancement, and
Achievement by Ruth Fassinger Men and Women in Cross-Gender Careers by
Susan Furr Age and Beauty;Stereotypes as Factors in Women's Careers by
Rosemary Booth Harassment Issues Women Exposed: Sexual Harassment and
Female Vulnerability by Sue Norton Heterosexual Men as Targets: The Shadow
Side of Sexual Harassment by Ronald B. Simono The Unprotected: The Sexual
Harassment of Lesbians and Gays by M. Karen Hambright and James D. Decker
Sexual Orientation and Identity Issues Discrimination Against Gays,
Lesbians and the Highly Androgynous by Vern Bullough The Search for the
Ideal Heterosexual Role Player by Michelle J. McCormick Gender Identity
Disorder in the Workplace by Courtney R. Prentis and Richard McAnulty
Societal Issues HIV/AIDS in the Workplace by Kristin H. Griffith and
Michael Ross Legislating Behavior and Roles: Institutions and Sex by Larry
Lance Role Conflicts: Family Life, Work, and Gender by Jo Ann Lee Gender
and Cultural Diversity and the Workplace by Ella Bell and Stella Nkomo Sex,
Jobs, and the Law by Michael McGee Personal Relationships and the Right to
Privacy by Terry Dworkin