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'The Bell Curve' in Perspective
This open access book examines the implications of The Bell Curve for the social, economic, and political developments of the early 21st century. Following a review of the reception of The Bell Curve and its place in the campaign to end affirmative action, Professor Tucker analyses Herrnstein’s concept of the “meritocracy” in relation to earlier 20th century eugenics and the dramatic incr…
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- 978-3-031-41614-9
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- XIII, 124
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Reconstructions of Gender and Information Technology
This open access book explores what makes women decide to pursue a career in male-dominated fields such as information technology (IT). It reveals how women experience gendered stereotypes but also how they bypass, negotiate, and challenge such stereotypes, reconstructing gender-technology relations in the process. Using the example of Norway to illuminate this challenge in Western countries, t…
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- 978-981-99-5186-4
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- XV, 133
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Modernising European Legal Education (MELE)
This open access book is a hands-on guide on doing qualitative research in parliaments, exploring achievements and drawbacks for all. From early-career scholars looking for an ‘in’ to start their research to senior academics interested in methodological details, the book offers a novel approach to discussing qualitative methodologies. It presents unique insights based on a large-scale quali…
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- 978-3-031-40800-7
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Guide to Qualitative Research in Parliaments
This open access book is a hands-on guide on doing qualitative research in parliaments, exploring achievements and drawbacks for all. From early-career scholars looking for an ‘in’ to start their research to senior academics interested in methodological details, the book offers a novel approach to discussing qualitative methodologies. It presents unique insights based on a large-scale quali…
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- 978-3-031-32799-5
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Vulnerable Households in the Energy Transition
This open access book explores the energy transition / energy poverty nexus in the European Union, including the implications of the transition and related policies for the household sector. Written by experts on energy economics, energy studies and related fields, it examines the impacts and costs of the energy transition (including those caused by carbon pricing) for the economy and for famil…
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- 978-3-031-35683-4
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The fabric of interface mobile media design and gender
Tracing the genealogy of our physical interaction with mobile devices back to textile and needlecraft culture.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262343305
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- 1 online resource (x, 191 pages)
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Dis...miss gender?
"Boldly illustrated mix of essays, poems, surveys, and manifestos that deliver an inclusive, celebratory, finger-on-the-pulse revelation of gender in the act of transforming"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262376112
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- 1 online resource
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Rethinking gender :an illustrated exploration
"Originally published as Gender-Kram: Illustrationen und Stimmen zu Geschlecht ? 2020, Unrast Verlag"--Title page verso."A lively, informative, and engaging guide to gender by an author-illustrator who helps readers understand the multiplicity of answers to "what even is gender?""--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262371186
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- 1 online resource
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The autobiography of a transgender scientist
Ben Barres was known for his groundbreaking scientific work and for his groundbreaking advocacy for gender equality in science. In this book, completed shortly before his death from pancreatic cancer in December 2017, Barres (born Barbara Barres in 1954) describes a life full of remarkable accomplishments-from his childhood as a precocious math and science whiz to his experiences as a female st…
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- 9780262350365
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- 1 online resource (xviii, 142 pages)
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