Teaching the Sociology of Gender and Work

Autor/inn/en	Giuffre, Patti; Anderson, Cynthia; Bird, Sharon
Titel	Teaching the Sociology of Gender and Work
Quelle	In: Teaching Sociology, 36 (2008) 1, S.66-78 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0092-055X
DOI	10.1177/0092055X0803600109
Schlagwörter	Work Environment; Quality of Working Life; Gender Bias; Sociology; Teaching Methods; Salary Wage Differentials; Comparable Worth; Sex Fairness; Case Studies; Perspective Taking; Class Activities; Systems Approach + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitsmilieu; Arbeitsqualität; Geschlechterstereotyp; Soziologie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lohngerechtigkeit; Sexualaufklärung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Zukunftsperspektive; Systemischer Ansatz
Abstract	This paper describes two teaching strategies from our workshop, "Teaching the Sociology of Gender and Work," that can help students understand the mechanisms and consequences of workplace gender inequality at the macro- and micro-levels. Cynthia Anderson's class project uses wage and sex composition data that allows students to learn actively how data are used to study general trends and changes over time. It encourages students to explore the reality of their possible careers and fields in terms of wages, proportion of women and men, and other factors. Sharon Bird's class exercise requires students to consider the interactional dynamics of everyday work life and encourages them to see the subtle processes of marginalization and exclusion while also thinking about how to overcome gender biases. Some of this information will contribute to student angst about inequality in the workplace; thus, we conclude with suggestions for decreasing potential student distress and increasing student empowerment. (Contains 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10