Men, Masculinities and the Modern Career : Contemporary and Historical Perspectives

This book focuses on the multiple and diverse masculinities ‘at work'. Spanning both historical approaches to the rise of ‘profession'as a marker of masculinity, and critical approaches to the current structures of management, employment and workplace hierarchy, the book questions what role masculin...

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Main Authors: Kadri Aavik, Clarice Bland, Josephine Hoegaerts, Janne Tuomas Vilhelm Salminen
Format: Book
Published: De Gruyter Oldenbourg 2020
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Summary:This book focuses on the multiple and diverse masculinities ‘at work'. Spanning both historical approaches to the rise of ‘profession'as a marker of masculinity, and critical approaches to the current structures of management, employment and workplace hierarchy, the book questions what role masculinity plays in cultural understandings, affective experiences and mediatised representations of a professional ‘career'.