UID:
edocfu_9958353157502883
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781442670297
Content:
At one time considered a trade, dentistry gradually evolved and attained professional status, structured in such a way as to recruit middle-class white men; by definition, a professional was a gentleman. A unique and fascinating social history.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Preface --
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1. Dentistry, Gender, and Profession Creation --
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2. The Rise of the Dental Profession in Ontario --
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3. Defining Dentistry --
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4. Enforcing the Dental Ideal --
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5. Professional Status, Ideology, and Gender: Dentistry, 1900–1918 --
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6. Public Health, Public Education, Public Image --
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7. Gender and the Division of Dental Labour --
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8. On Becoming a Dentist: Dental Students, 1903–1917 --
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9. Women in Dentistry --
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Conclusion --
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Appendix 1: Historical Sources --
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Appendix 2: Women as a Percentage of Practitioners in Selected Male- Dominated Professions in Ontario, 1911–1996 --
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Notes --
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References --
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Index
Language:
English
DOI:
10.3138/9781442670297
URL:
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442670297
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