214 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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Sex, Work and Professionalism examines what happens when professional concern is defined in terms of sex. Based on original fieldwork with outreach workers in HIV prevention it addresses issues of professionalism, emotion work and boundaries, integrating empirical insights with sociological theory. In most professional relationships sex is not defined as part of the relationship, in fact it... Read more
Part One: Orientations 1. Theoretical Issues 2. Reflexivity, Identity and Boundaries in Research 3. Setting the Scene Part Two: Why Boundaries 4. Sex, Sexuality and Work 5. The Impact of Work on Personal Life Part Three: How Boundaries are Made 6. Boundary Work 7. Professionalism and Sexual Identity 8. Towards a New Understanding of Professionalism?
Biography
Deverell, Katie
