Gendered careers in nursing / guest editors Dr Sandra Fielden and Professor Ronald J. Burke.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fielden, Sandra, editor.

Burke, Ronald J., editor.

Series:

Gender in Management: An International Journal: Volume 29, Issue 2

Gender in Management : An International Journal, 1754-2413 ; Volume 29, Number 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gender identity--Philosophy.

Gender identity.

Nursing--Social aspects.

Nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (51 p.)

Place of Publication:

[West Yorkshire, England] : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This ebook explores the career experiences of men and women in nursing. The first paper by Peter Kellett and David Gregory, "Patriarchal paradox: gender performance and men's nursing careers", focuses on the careers of men in nursing, drawing on the literature to explain the lack of men in nursing. The second paper"Correlates of career priority and family priority among hospital-based nursing staff," by Ron Burke and Parbudyal Singh, looks at the difference in experiences of nurses who place great emphasis on their careers compared to those whose emphasis is on family priorities. The final pap

Contents:

Cover; Editorial advisory board; Guest editorial; Patriarchal paradox: gender performance and men's nursing careers; Correlates of career priority and family priority among hospital-based nursing staff; The impact of a career development and mentoring programme on female mental health nurses

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 27, 2014).

ISBN:

1-78350-514-1