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Gendered places : the landscape of local gender norms across the United States / William J. Scarborough.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scarborough, William, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sex role--United States.
- Sex role.
- Metropolitan areas--Social aspects--United States.
- Metropolitan areas.
- Social norms--United States.
- Social norms.
- Pay equity--United States.
- Pay equity.
- Sociology, Urban--United States.
- Sociology, Urban.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (258 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia ; Rome ; Tokyo : Temple University Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- "This book analyzes the difference in gender norms between different metropolitan regions across the United States. In so doing, it untangles the relationship between local culture and differences in how gender impacts employment and family expectations"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction: Gender, Local Culture, and Inequality
- 2. Gendered Places: Local Configurations of Gender Norms
- 3. Mapping the Terrain of Local Gender Norms
- 4. What Sustains Local Gender Norms?
- 5. Culture's Consequences: The Relationship of Local Gender Norms to Inequality
- 6. Conclusion: Advancing Equality at the Local Level.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781439922057
- 1439922055
- OCLC:
- 1373983454
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