Women workers and technological change in Europe in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
From the traditional stereotyped viewpoint, femininity and technology clash. This negative association between women and technology is one of the features of the sex-typing of jobs. Men are seen as technically competent and creative; women are seen as incompetent, suited only to work with machines t...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Bristol, PA :
Taylor & Francis
1995.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009429715806719 |
| Sumario: | From the traditional stereotyped viewpoint, femininity and technology clash. This negative association between women and technology is one of the features of the sex-typing of jobs. Men are seen as technically competent and creative; women are seen as incompetent, suited only to work with machines that have been made and maintained by men. Men identify themselves with technology, and technology is identified with masculinity. The relationship between technology, technological change and women's work is, however, very complex.; Through studies examining technological change and the sexual divis |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781135747558 9781280175510 9780203991084 |
