Is the Future of the Dental Profession and the Dental ‘Glass Clog’ Feminine?
(2021) BUSN49 20211Department of Business Administration
- Abstract
- Purpose
This research focuses on the phenomenon of knowledge-intensive professions undergoing rapid feminization and transforming into a female-dominated profession. To create a deeper understanding of the phenomenon, the purpose of this research is to make sense of how dental students in a male-dominated profession that changes into a female-dominated profession perceive gender stereotypes and the ongoing feminization.
Research Question
How do dental students make sense of the ongoing feminization within dentistry and what impact do they believe it has on the dental profession?
Methodology
This study is based on a qualitative method, following the interpretive and critical feminist tradition and abductive approach. To understand... (More) - Purpose
This research focuses on the phenomenon of knowledge-intensive professions undergoing rapid feminization and transforming into a female-dominated profession. To create a deeper understanding of the phenomenon, the purpose of this research is to make sense of how dental students in a male-dominated profession that changes into a female-dominated profession perceive gender stereotypes and the ongoing feminization.
Research Question
How do dental students make sense of the ongoing feminization within dentistry and what impact do they believe it has on the dental profession?
Methodology
This study is based on a qualitative method, following the interpretive and critical feminist tradition and abductive approach. To understand the students’ perceptions and understandings of the phenomenon, the data collection is done by conducting 11 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with master students enrolled in the dentistry program of Radboud University.
Theoretical Perspectives
The main theoretical framework outlines previous research on diversity and inclusion as well as occupational sex segregation, particularly the concept of and theories on feminization. Additionally, this study draws upon Ashcraft’s (2013) ‘glass slipper’ metaphor in relation to occupational identity. Furthermore, (occupational) gender stereotypes and the theories on (re)doing gender are used to understand the role of gender in feminization.
Contributions
This thesis contributes to the literature by creating a unique, in-depth insight into how feminization is perceived to influence occupational identity. Specifically through the understanding of gender and discursive struggle leading to the redefinition of occupational identity and occupational gender stereotypes. (Less)
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- author
- Grenestedt, Sarah LU and Donk, Esther LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- BUSN49 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Feminization, Occupational Sex Segregation, Inclusion-Exclusion, Occupational Gender Stereotypes, Doing Gender
- language
- English
- id
- 9048591
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- 2021-06-22 14:24:27
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This research focuses on the phenomenon of knowledge-intensive professions undergoing rapid feminization and transforming into a female-dominated profession. To create a deeper understanding of the phenomenon, the purpose of this research is to make sense of how dental students in a male-dominated profession that changes into a female-dominated profession perceive gender stereotypes and the ongoing feminization.
Research Question
How do dental students make sense of the ongoing feminization within dentistry and what impact do they believe it has on the dental profession?
Methodology
This study is based on a qualitative method, following the interpretive and critical feminist tradition and abductive approach. To understand the students’ perceptions and understandings of the phenomenon, the data collection is done by conducting 11 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with master students enrolled in the dentistry program of Radboud University.
Theoretical Perspectives
The main theoretical framework outlines previous research on diversity and inclusion as well as occupational sex segregation, particularly the concept of and theories on feminization. Additionally, this study draws upon Ashcraft’s (2013) ‘glass slipper’ metaphor in relation to occupational identity. Furthermore, (occupational) gender stereotypes and the theories on (re)doing gender are used to understand the role of gender in feminization.
Contributions
This thesis contributes to the literature by creating a unique, in-depth insight into how feminization is perceived to influence occupational identity. Specifically through the understanding of gender and discursive struggle leading to the redefinition of occupational identity and occupational gender stereotypes.}},
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