Feminization of the Clergy in America : Occupational and Organizational Perspectives.

Feminization is said to occur when women enter any given occupation in substantial numbers, and ostensibly leads to such dynamics as sex-segregation, reduced opportunities for men, and depressed wages and diminished prestige for the occupation as a whole. Spanning more than 70 years, PaulaNesbitt�...

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Main Author: Nesbitt, Paula D.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cary : Oxford University Press, 1997.
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Summary:Feminization is said to occur when women enter any given occupation in substantial numbers, and ostensibly leads to such dynamics as sex-segregation, reduced opportunities for men, and depressed wages and diminished prestige for the occupation as a whole. Spanning more than 70 years, PaulaNesbitt's study of feminization concentrates on the Episcopal Church and the Unitarian Universalist Association, utilizing both statistical results and interviews to compare occupational patterns prior and subsequent to the large influx of women clergy. Among her findings, the author discovers thata decline i.
Physical Description:1 online resource (296 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-267) and index.
ISBN:9780195355451
0195355458
1280452889
9781280452888
1423759338
9781423759331
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.