Real heat
gender and race in the urban fire service
by Carol A. Chetkovich
In the struggle over affirmative action, no employment setting has seen more friction than urban fire departments. Thirty years of legal and political efforts have opened the doors of this historically white male preserve, but men of color have yet to consolidate their gains, and women's progress has been even more tenuous. In this unique and compelling account of affirmative action at the "street level," Carol Chetkovich explores the ways in which this program has succeeded and failed.
Chetkovich follows the men and women of the Oakland Fire Department Class 1-91 through their academy training and eighteen-month probation. Real Heat explores how the process of becoming a firefighter interacts with the dimensions of race and gender to support some and discourage others.
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Sex discrimination against women, Women fire fighters, Race discrimination, Fire departments, Officials and employees, African American fire fighters, Fire fighters, Sex discrimination in employment, Pompières, Pompiers noirs américains, Services des incendies, Fonctionnaires, Discrimination à l'égard des femmes, Discrimination raciale, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, Knowledge CapitalPlaces
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Real heat: gender and race in the urban fire service
1997, Rutgers University Press
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0813524091 9780813524092
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Real Heat: Gender and Race in the Urban Fire Service
1997, Rutgers University Press
in English
058522224X 9780585222240
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-236) and index.
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