UID:
almafu_9959237425302883
Format:
1 online resource (xi, 256 p. )
ISBN:
0-520-91640-9
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0-585-03390-0
Content:
This ethnography examines the gendered nature of today's large corporate law firms. Although increasing numbers of women have become lawyers in the past decade, Jennifer Pierce discovers that the double standards and sexist attitudes of legal bureaucracies are a continuing problem for women lawyers and paralegals.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Preface and Acknowledgments --
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1. Gendering Occupations and Emotions in Law Firms --
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2. The Gendered Organizational Structure of Large Law Firms --
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3. Rambo Litigators: Emotional Labor in a Male-Dominated Job --
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4. Mothering Paralegals: Emotional Labor in a Feminized Occupation --
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5. Women and Men as Litigators: Gender Differences on the Job --
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6. Gendering Consent and Resistance in Paralegal Work --
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7. Conclusion --
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Appendix 1. Articulating the Self in Field Research --
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Appendix 2. Lawyer Jokes --
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Notes --
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References --
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Index
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Issued also in print.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-520-20107-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-520-20108-6
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1525/9780520916401
