An Encounter with Sex Discrimination

An Encounter with Sex Discrimination

An experiment was designed to expose undergraduate sociology students to sex discrimination. Phoned job inquiries by students for positions not traditionally held by persons of their sex were followed by calls from those for whom the jobs would have been traditionally appropriate. The encounter is s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Teaching sociology 1976-01, Vol.3 (2), p.191-193
1. Verfasser: Levinson, Richard M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Employment
Employment discrimination
Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Gender discrimination
Gender roles
Higher Education
Sex Discrimination
Sex Role
Sex Stereotypes
Social Science Research
Sociology
Teaching Methods
Teaching Tools
Working women
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Zusammenfassung:An experiment was designed to expose undergraduate sociology students to sex discrimination. Phoned job inquiries by students for positions not traditionally held by persons of their sex were followed by calls from those for whom the jobs would have been traditionally appropriate. The encounter is suggested as an effective teaching device.
ISSN:0092-055X
DOI:10.2307/1317183