Sex at Work: The Power and Paradox of Organisation Sexuality
- ISBN-10
- 0312129564
- ISBN-13
- 9780312129569
- Series
- Sex at Work
- Category
- Organizational sociology
- Pages
- 246
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Authors
- Jeff Hearn, Wendy Parkin
Description
Discusses sexuality and power in the context of the organization and the workplace. Part I introduces key concepts and contributions in the study of sexuality and organizational life. Part II focuses on questions of power and dialectics. Part III describes the paradoxical occurrence of the qualities of organization and sexuality. This revised editi
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- 2001
- 342 pages
- Ebook
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