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024 7 _a10.1007/978-3-531-93056-5
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100 1 _aSteinmetz, Stephanie.
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe Contextual Challenges of Occupational Sex Segregation
_h[electronic resource] :
_bDeciphering Cross-National Differences in Europe /
_cby Stephanie Steinmetz.
264 1 _aWiesbaden :
_bVS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften,
_c2012.
300 _a288p. 34 illus.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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520 _aThis study untangles the complex interplay of individual and contextual factors shaping cross-national differences in horizontal and vertical occupational sex segregation. It relates the individual factors affecting occupational decisions to the broader social and economic context within a given society. Following this approach, Stephanie Steinmetz provides a comprehensive overview of the development and causes of cross-national differences in occupational sex segregation. She offers insights into the positioning of 21 EU Members States, particularly of former CCE countries. Based on advanced multi-level models, the study shows that institutional factors, such as the organization of educational systems, post-industrial developments, social policies, and the national ‘gender culture’, play a crucial role in shaping sex segregation processes apart from individual factors. The author clarifies that a distinct set of institutional factors is relevant to each of the two dimensions of occupational sex segregation and that these factors operate in different directions: some reduce horizontal segregation while at the same time aggravating the vertical aspect. Finally, the study assesses the empirical findings from a political perspective by addressing the future contextual challenges of EU Member States seeking to attain higher gender equality on the labour market.
650 0 _aSocial sciences.
650 1 4 _aSocial Sciences.
650 2 4 _aSociology, general.
650 2 4 _aSocial Structure, Social Inequality.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9783531179643
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-93056-5
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