The Scales of Success : : Constructions of Life-Career Success of Eminent Men and Women Lawyers / / Sheelagh O'Donovan-Polten.
What constitutes a successful life? How do middle-aged men and women who are at the pinnacle of their profession conceptualise success? Do such men and women differ markedly in their conceptions of what constitutes success?Sheelagh O'Donovan-Polten provides an unprecedented window into the most...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©2001 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Part One. The Inquiry: Its Purpose and Process
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. The Inquiry Process
- Part Two. The Case Profiles
- Chapter 3. Case Descriptions of the Male Lawyers
- Chapter 4. Case Descriptions of the Female Lawyers
- Part Three. Recurring Themes
- Chapter 5. The Scales of Success: Themes Common to the Men and Women
- Chapter 6. The Scales of Success: Gender-Linked Themes
- Part Four. Concluding Propositions and Implications
- Chapter 7. Re-visioning Life-Career Success
- Appendices
- APPENDIX A. Interview Agreement Form
- APPENDIX B. The Kegan-Style Interview Protocol
- APPENDIX C. Letter Accompanying Preliminary Profile
- APPENDIX D. Profile Review Interview
- APPENDIX E. Letter Accompanying Final Profile
- References
- Index