ERIC Number: EJ363850
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Deference to Authority in the Feminized Professions.
Silver, Linda R.
School Library Journal, v34 n5 p21-27 Jan 1988
Explores the concepts of authority, patriarchy, and professionalization as they relate to professions in which women predominate--teaching, nursing, librarianship, and social work. Sex-typing of jobs and qualitative differences between male- and female-dominated professions are considered. Sixteen references are listed. (MES)
Descriptors: Females, Librarians, Nurses, Power Structure, Professional Autonomy, Professional Occupations, Sex Role, Social Workers, Teachers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Media Staff; Practitioners
Language: English
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