Rabbis, Lawyers, Immigrants, Thieves: Exploring Women's Roles

by Rita J. Simon

Overview

Simon explores the diverse and changing roles of women over twenty-five years. Part I includes several chapters that examine the experiences and performances of women in various traditionally male-dominated professional roles: as scholars, attorneys, corrections officers, rabbis and ministers. Part II deals with immigrants and their roles as new American women. In Part III, Simon discusses the types of crimes women commit, how they are treated in the criminal justice system, women as political terrorists, and how the public regards famous women offenders. In conclusion, Simon looks at how women's changing social roles affect their personal lives and political views.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275944100
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/30/1993
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.69(d)
Lexile:	1430L (what's this?)

About the Author

RITA J. SIMON is Professor of Justice, Law and Society at The American University. She is the author or editor of more than twenty books, including Praeger's Transracial Adoptees and Their Families, Intercountry Adoption, and Adoption, Race and Identity (with Howard Altstein, in 1987, 1990, and 1992), The Insanity Defense (with David Aaronson, 1988), Women's Movements in America (with Gloria Danziger, 1991), and The Ambivalent Welcome (1993).

Table of Contents

Women in Academia and the Professions
On Nepotism, Marriage, and the Pursuit of an Academic Career
The Productivity of Female Scholars
Career Patterns Among Women Law Graduates
A Survey of Gender Bias Among Corporate/Securities Lawyers: Does It Exist?
Women Corrections Officers in Men's Prisons
Rabbis and Ministers: Women of the Book and the Cloth
Social and Economic Adjustments
Sociology and Immigrant Women
The Social and Economic Adjustment of Soviet Jewish Women in the United States
The Work and Personal Experiences of Undocumented Mexican Women Migrants
Refugee Women and Their Daughters: A Comparison of Soviet, Vietnamese, and Native-Born American Families
Women and Crime
Women and Crime: A Five-Hundred-Year Sweep
What Kinds of Crimes Do Women Commit and What Happens to Them in the Criminal Justice System
Gender and Violent Crime: A Cross-Cultural Assessment
Women as Political Terrorists
Coverage of the Davis, Harris, and Hearst Trials by Leading Magazines
Friendships and Public Opinion on Gender Issues
Married Women and Their Friends
Careers and Close Friendships Among Successful Women
Confrontation or Consensus? The Differences Between Women and Men on Political and Social Issues
Selected Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

A collection of 18 essays written over 25 years explore a wide range of topics about women: their roles in academia and the professions, the social and economic adjustment and aspirations of women migrants, women criminals and political terrorists, friendships, and public opinion on gender issues. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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