Sex Discrimination and Law Firm Culture on the Internet : Lawyers at the Information Age Watercooler /

Despite the availability of some formal legal remedies, women lawyers rarely challenge discriminatory behaviour. This book explores this seemingly contradictory situation, and by exploring lawyers' use of legal discourse in an Internet community, Baumle examines whether the law can in fact serv...

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Main Author:	Baumle, Amanda K. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Subjects:	Social Sciences. Gender Studies. Regional and Cultural Studies. Social Structure, Social Inequality. Sociology of Work. Sociology, general. Culture > Study and teaching. Equality. Gender expression. Gender identity. Industrial sociology. Sex (Psychology) Social sciences. Social structure. Sociology. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Despite the availability of some formal legal remedies, women lawyers rarely challenge discriminatory behaviour. This book explores this seemingly contradictory situation, and by exploring lawyers' use of legal discourse in an Internet community, Baumle examines whether the law can in fact serve as a useful tool to challenge inequality.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (X, 197 pages)
ISBN:	9780230622203
DOI:	10.1057/9780230622203