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The scales of success : constructions of life-career success of eminent men and women lawyers /

What constitutes a successful life? How do middle-aged men and women who are at the pinnacle of their profession conceptualise success? Do such men and women differ markedly in their conceptions of what constitutes success? Sheelagh O'Donovan-Polten provides an unprecedented window into the mos...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: O'Donovan-Polten, Sheelagh, 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©2001.
Colección:CEL - Canadian Publishers Collection.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • PART ONE: THE INQUIRY: ITS PURPOSE AND PROCESS
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Inquiry Process
  • PART TWO: THE CASE PROFILES
  • 3. Case Descriptions of the Male Lawyers
  • 4. Case Descriptions of the Female Lawyers
  • PART THREE: RECURRING THEMES
  • 5. The Scales of Success: Themes Common to the Men and Women
  • 6. The Scales of Success: Gender-Linked Themes
  • PART FOUR: CONCLUDING PROPOSITIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
  • 7. Re-visioning Life-Career Success
  • Appendices
  • References
  • Index
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