Clara Greed

Surveying Sisters

Women in a Traditional Male Profession

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Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1991, this title investigates the position of women in surveying education and practice, using an ethnographic research approach, and a strong theoretical base, in order to demonstrate the relationships between gender and class within the surveying subculture, and their implications for the built environment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. August 2024
• Abmessung: 216mm x 138mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032284798
• ISBN-10: 103228479X
• Artikelnr.: 70145972

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part 1: Surveying Sisters? A Study of the Position and Perceptions of Women Chartered Surveyors
1. Is More Better?
2. Conceptual Perspectives
Part 2: The Historical Perspective
3. The Background to Surveying up to 1900
4. Twentieth Century Development of Surveying
5. Women's Presence 1945 Onwards
Part 3: Education and Practice Today
6. The Educational Context
7. Fitting into Surveying Education
8. The Position of Women in Surveying Practice
9. Getting by in the World of Surveying
Part 4: Implications for the Built Environment and the Profession
10. The Influence of the Subculture on What is Built
11. Conclusion
Appendix 1: RICS Membership Figures
1989
Appendix 2: Comparisons with Other Professions in 1989
Appendix 3: A Summary of the Range of Courses Within Surveying
Bibliography
Name Index
Subject Index.