ISBN:
9780415770231
,
9780415770248
Language:
English
Pages:
XVIII, 322 S.
DDC:
331.13/308664
Keywords:
Homosexualität
;
Diskriminierung
;
Arbeitsmarkt
;
Einkommen
;
Religion
;
Sport
;
Gesundheitswesen
;
USA
;
Großbritannien
;
Kanada
;
Schweiz
;
Niederlande
;
Singapur
;
Jamaika
;
Gays Employment
;
Homosexuality Economic aspects
;
Sex discrimination Cross-cultural studies
;
Coming out (Sexual orientation)
;
Sammelwerk
;
Buch
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Arbeitswelt
;
Homosexualität
;
Diskriminierung
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction. The global gay gap: institutions, markets, and social change / Lee Badgett and Jeff Frank -- Wages and jobs -- Discrimination based on sexual orientation: a review of the literature in economics and beyond / Lee Badgett -- Variations in gay pay in the USA and in the UK / Reza Arabsheibani, Alan Marin and Jonathan Wadsworth -- Lesbian, gay male, bisexual, and heterosexual siblings: discrepancies in income and education in three US samples / Esther Rothblum, Kimberly Balsam, Sondra Solomon and Rhonda Factor -- Do straight men "come out" at work too? / Christopher Carpenter -- Is the male marriage premium evidence of discrimination against gay men? / Jeff Frank -- We are family: the influence of gay family-friendly policies on gay, lesbian and bisexual employees / Belle Ragins and John Cornwell -- Comparative life histories of nurses who advocate for lesbian health in a Canadian context / Judith MacDonnell -- Gay men's work at an HIV/AIDs research center / Matt Johnson -- Discrimination across institutional contexts -- Gendered experiences of sexuality-based discrimination in Jamaica / Ruth White -- We know who you are. We'll employ you. Non-discrimination and Singapore' s bohemian dream / Meredith Weiss -- Discrimination against gays and lesbians in the French speaking part of Switzerland / Olivier Piedfort-Marin, Anne-Francoise Chevalley, and Pierre Cochand -- Discrimination, coming out, and job satisfaction of gay men in Switzerland / Thomas Bucher and Daniel Raess -- Discrimination in other cultural institutions: religion, education, and sport -- Sexual orientation discrimination in religious communities / Andrew Yip -- Of sacred journeys: spirituality and religion in the lives of gay men and lesbian women / John Mabey -- Campus climate for sexual minorities / Susan Rankin -- It's the sport that counts: on homosexual participation in sports in the Netherlands / Jan Janssens and Agnes Elling -- Addressing discrimination through public policies -- Beating up queers: discrimination, violence and political attitudes in sexual minority communities / H.N. Hirsch and Joe Rollins -- Sexual orientation based antidiscrimination ordinances and the earnings of sexual minority individuals / Christopher Carpenter and Marieka Klawitter -- Harassment, retaliation and relief: can laws like the proposed Employment Nondiscrimination Act improve the plight of gay workers? / Toni Lester -- Sexual orientation discrimination in health care and social service policy / Nick Mulé
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Enth. 21 Beitr
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0617/2006024053.html
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