Identity, gender, and tracking : : the reality of boundaries for veterinary students /

Identity, gender, and tracking : : the reality of boundaries for veterinary students / / Jenny R. Vermilya.

Using in-depth interviews with veterinary students, Identity, Gender, and Tracking: The Reality of Boundaries for Veterinary Students explores the experience of enrollment in an educational program that tracks students based on the species of animals that they wish to treat. The identity of a veteri...

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Superior document:New directions in the human-animal bond
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Vermilya, Jenny R.,
Place / Publishing House:West Lafayette, Indiana : : Purdue University Press,, [2022]
©2022
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:New directions in the human-animal bond.
Physical Description:1 online resource.; 1 online resource.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • IDENTITY, GENDER, AND TRACKING
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • CONTENTS
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • PART 1. THE BACKSTORY
  • 1. Boundaries, Social Construction, and Tracking: An Introduction
  • 2. A Sociologist at Veterinary College: Research Methods
  • PART 2. THE STORIES
  • 3. Treatment Discourses and the Privileging of Knowledge
  • 4. Learning to Care: Collective Identity Work in the Tracking System
  • 5. Contesting Horses: The Equine Concentration as a Border Track
  • 6. Gendered Boundary Work in a Feminized Field
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Advertisement for Participants
  • Appendix B: Interview Guide
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author

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