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Hidden Inequalities in the Workplace : a Guide to the Current Challenges, Issues and Business Solutions.
The book presents a critical framework for assessing whether organisational practice and function reinforces unseen potential differences amongst individuals in the workplace. It offers a comprehensive understanding and awareness of managerial and organisational practices that perpetuate social excl...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Springer International Publishing,
2017.
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| Colección: | Palgrave explorations in workplace stigma.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; References; Acknowledgements; Contents; Editors and Contributors; About the Editors; About the Contributors; List of Figures ; List of Tables ; 1: Introduction to 'Hidden' Inequalities in the Workplace; 1.1 Background to the Book; 1.2 Aims and Objectives; 1.3 Equal or Diverse?; 1.4 The Legal Framework and Expectations; 1.5 Book Context; References; 2: The Challenges and Social Impact of Coeliac Disease in the Workplace; 2.1 Identifying, Stating and Justifying the 'Problem'; 2.2 The Impact of CD on Working Life; 2.3 Socialising, Catering and Marginalisation.
- 2.4 Blurring of the Boundaries Between 'Public' and 'Private'2.5 The Need to Acknowledge Social Stigmas and Exclusion; 2.6 Methodological Considerations; 2.7 The Public Realm of Eating Versus the Private Domain of Digestion; 2.8 Conclusion and Implications; References; 3: The 'A' Word in Employment: Considerations of Asperger's Syndrome for HR Specialists; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Duality; 3.3 Academic and Methodological Considerations; 3.4 Findings and Discussion; 3.4.1 Disclosing; 3.4.2 Working Hard: Better, Different or Exploitative?
- 3.4.3 'Hidden' Talents: Amazing, Gifted and Exceptional Employees3.4.4 Hypersensitivities; 3.4.5 Being 'Social': Team Working or Team Contribution?; 3.5 Conclusions and Implications; References; 4: Conflicts and Challenges of Gender in the Workplace: The Police Service in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Methodology; 4.3 Women in Male-Dominated Environments; 4.4 Gender Neutral or Gender Blind?; 4.5 Culture; 4.6 Challenges to Progressing Careers; 4.7 Networks and Mentors; 4.8 Conclusion and Implications; Notes; References.
- 5: The Quality of Work Among Older Workers5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Extending Working Lives: The Policy Context; 5.3 Employment Options Among Older Workers; 5.4 Older Workers: Preconceptions, Skills and Knowledge Stock; 5.5 Decisions to Leave or Remain in Paid Work: Economic Necessity, Health and the Quality of Work; 5.6 Patterns of Employment Among Older Workers in the UK; 5.6.1 Two-Step Cluster Analysis; 5.7 Discussion and Summary; Notes; References; 6: Flexible Working: Are We Ready for This?; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Gender Stereotypes; 6.3 Class Status.
- 6.4 Social and Economic Penalties6.5 Family Status; 6.6 Methodological Considerations; 6.7 Findings and Discussion; 6.8 Conclusion and Implications; References; 7: LGBT+ Participation in Sports: 'Invisible' Participants, 'Hidden' Spaces of Exclusion; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The Visible Organisation of Sport; 7.3 'Hidden' Participants: The Exclusion and Invisibility of LGBT+ Athletes; 7.4 From 'Hidden' Cultures to Spatial Gendered Performances; 7.5 LGBT+ Sports Groups; 7.6 Conclusion and Reflections; Notes; References; 8: Gender Differences in Paid and Unpaid Work; 8.1 Introduction.