Live Wire

Women and Brotherhood in the Electrical Industry

Fran Moccio (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

288 Seiten

2009
Temple University Press,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-59213-737-4 (ISBN)

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Presents a case study of Local 3 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, arguably the most powerful and influential building trades local in the United States. This title contributes research about sex segregation in blue-collar occupations, particularly in unions and fraternal organizations.

Francine A. Moccio is Director of the Institute for Women and Work, ILR School at Cornell University.

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Getting Wired
1. Brotherhood: The History
2. A Closer Look at Local 3
3. The Struggle to Become Electricians
4. On the Electrical Construction Work Site: The Sexual Charge
5. Race for the Brotherhood: The Ironies of Integration
6. A Club of Her Own
Conclusion: Getting Women Down to the Job Site
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Notes
Selected References
Glossary
Index

Verlagsort	Philadelphia PA
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
ISBN-10	1-59213-737-7 / 1592137377
ISBN-13	978-1-59213-737-4 / 9781592137374
Zustand	Neuware