Laura Mccullough

Women and Physics (Second Edition) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This is the second edition of a text that brings together and provides an overview of research on a wide variety of topics relating to gender and physics. The intent is to provide the reader with a broad grounding in the extant literature and give them the resources to decide where and how to dig deeper into whatever most interests them. While many books on women and physics center themselves in biography, or bring together collections of essays, this volume focuses on the widest possible overview of research specifically on women and physics, drawing on sources in education, gender studies, sociology, psychology, and other fields to create a broad-based, accessible, and authoritative introductory text.

Beginning with a look at the current numbers of women in physics in English-speaking countries, it explores the many different issues relating to gender and physics at different education and career stages. From the effects of family and schooling to the barriers faced at work and at home, this volume provides an extensive collection of the research literature in the area of women and physics.

This edition contains extensively updated references as well as several new chapters covering the underlying structures informing the research and more detailed breakdowns of career issues. Also included are guidelines for readers and a history of the topic.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Institute of Physics Publishing
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780750364355
• Artikelnr.: 72328795

Autorenporträt

Laura McCullough is a Professor of Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Her PhD from the University of Minnesota is in Science Education with a focus on Physics Education Research. Her primary research area is gender and science and surrounding issues. She has published research articles, essays for the lay reader, as well as humorous pieces. Her first book, "Women and Physics," was released in 2016.