Towards a Gendered Theory of Professions: The Case of Nursing in the United States

• In Event: 161 - Section on Organizations, Occupation and Work Roundtable Session (one-hour).
  In Refereed Roundtable: Table 19. Gender and Work

Abstract

Proposes a theory of profession that while synthesizing the professionalization (power) and ecological models is sensitive to the use, impact and consequences of gender by comparing the experiences of nursing to existing theories of profession.

Author

• Daniel Schneider, University of California-Irvine