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Gender Capital at Work

Intersections of Femininity, Masculinity, Class and Occupation

Palgrave Macmillan

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Gender, Class, Work and Reworking Bourdieu

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction

      • Kate Huppatz
      Pages 3-7
    3. Gender and Class in Four Occupations

      • Kate Huppatz
      Pages 32-49
  3. Locating Gender Capital at Work: Four Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
    2. Nursing

      • Kate Huppatz
      Pages 67-95
    3. Social Work

      • Kate Huppatz
      Pages 96-111
    4. Exotic Dancing

      • Kate Huppatz
      Pages 112-145
    5. Hairdressing

      • Kate Huppatz
      Pages 146-176
    6. Conclusions

      • Kate Huppatz
      Pages 177-183
  4. Back Matter

    Pages 184-199

About this book

Drawing on interviews with nurses, social workers, exotic dancers and hairdressers, this book explores the processes involved in producing and reproducing gendered and classed workers and occupations.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Western Sydney, Australia

    Kate Huppatz

About the author

KATE HUPPATZ is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Western Sydney, Australia.

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