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Society and the Sexes in the Modern World Ser.: Sex and the Office : A History of Gender, Power, and Desire by Julie Berebitsky (2012, Hardcover)
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This range of evidence and the study’s long scope expose both notable transformations and startling continuities in the interplay of gender, power and desire at work.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-100300118996
ISBN-139780300118995
eBay Product ID (ePID)111181457
Product Key Features
Number of Pages376 Pages
Publication NameSex and the Office : a History of Gender, Power, and Desire
LanguageEnglish
SubjectDiscrimination & Race Relations, Gender Studies, Women in Business, Women's Studies
Publication Year2012
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, Business & Economics
AuthorJulie Berebitsky
SeriesSociety and the Sexes in the Modern World Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight24.9 Oz
Item Length1 in
Item Width0.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2011-026337
Reviews" Sex and the Office brings critical new historical insight to the sexual culture of the white-collar office. A rich, important read."-Jennifer Scanlon, author of Bad Girls Go Everywhere: The Life of Helen Gurley Brown, "After reading this book we gain a clearer, more well-defined understanding of the ways sex has saturated the white-collar office and the implications this has had for men as well as women who worked there. By giving sex in the office a history, Berebitsky provides valuable insights into the nature and meaning of sexual harassment today."--Ava Baron, Rider University, "Berebitsky...makes thorough and thoughtful work of the material at hand, showing how sex is never just about sex; it's often about money, too."--Jennifer Szalai, Slate, " Sex and the Office brings critical new historical insight to the sexual culture of the white-collar office. Culling an impressive array of sources, Berebitsky explores gendered office practices, including men asking employment agencies for 'pretty blondes,' women using sex with 'superiors' to supplement their wages, alienation-of-affection lawsuits waged by wives of adulterous bosses, and feminist attempts to name and address sexual harassment. A rich, important read."--Jennifer Scanlon, author of Bad Girls Go Everywhere: The Life of Helen Gurley Brown, "Berebitsky…makes thorough and thoughtful work of the material at hand, showing how sex is never just about sex; it's often about money, too."-Jennifer Szalai, Slate, "Erudite, lively, and compellingly argued, this important book deserves a broad audience among scholars, lawyers, policy-makers, and general readers who want to understand the ways in which progress in gender equality has-and has not-changed sexual attitudes and behaviors in the workplace."-Margaret Marsh, coauthor of The Fertility Doctor: John Rock and the Reproductive Revolution, " Sex and the Office brings critical new historical insight to the sexual culture of the white-collar office. Culling an impressive array of sources, Berebitsky explores gendered office practices, including men asking employment agencies for 'pretty blondes,' women using sex with 'superiors' to supplement their wages, alienation-of-affection lawsuits waged by wives of adulterous bosses, and feminist attempts to name and address sexual harassment. A rich, important read."-Jennifer Scanlon, author of Bad Girls Go Everywhere: The Life of Helen Gurley Brown, "Erudite, lively, and compellingly argued, this important book deserves a broad audience among scholars, lawyers, policy-makers, and general readers who want to understand the ways in which progress in gender equality has--and has not--changed sexual attitudes and behaviors in the workplace."--Margaret Marsh, coauthor of The Fertility Doctor: John Rock and the Reproductive Revolution, "After reading this book we gain a clearer, more well-defined understanding of the ways sex has saturated the white-collar office and the implications this has had for men as well as women who worked there. By giving sex in the office a history, Berebitsky provides valuable insights into the nature and meaning of sexual harassment today."-Ava Baron, Rider University
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal331.40973
SynopsisIn this engaging book--the first to historicize our understanding of sexual harassment in the workplace--Julie Berebitsky explores how Americans' attitudes toward sexuality and gender in the office have changed since the 1860s, when women first took jobs as clerks in the U.S. Treasury office. Berebitsky recounts the actual experiences of female and male office workers; draws on archival sources ranging from the records of investigators looking for waste in government offices during World War II to the personal papers of Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown and Ms. magazine founder Gloria Steinem; and explores how popular sources--including cartoons, advertisements, advice guides, and a wide array of fictional accounts--have represented wanted and unwelcome romantic and sexual advances. This range of evidence and the study's long scope expose both notable transformations and startling continuities in the interplay of gender, power and desire at work.
LC Classification NumberHD6053.B47 2012
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