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The 'feminisation' of psychology in South Africa
This study investigates the gender trends within psychology since 1990 using a quantitative assessment of enrolments and graduations, professional registrations, academic staff composition, and publication output in psychology in South Africa. Among the current trends, five are noteworthy: the rapid...
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| author | Skinner, Kerry |
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| description | This study investigates the gender trends within psychology since 1990 using a quantitative assessment of enrolments and graduations, professional registrations, academic staff composition, and publication output in psychology in South Africa. Among the current trends, five are noteworthy: the rapid growth of the profession; the disproportionate increase in the number of female psychologists; the disproportionate number of White psychologists; the increasing emphasis on practical aspects of the discipline and the decline of the scientific; and the under-representation of women as authors in psychology publications. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/8043 The 'feminisation' of psychology in South Africa Skinner, Kerry Louw, Johann Psychological Research Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-81). This study investigates the gender trends within psychology since 1990 using a quantitative assessment of enrolments and graduations, professional registrations, academic staff composition, and publication output in psychology in South Africa. Among the current trends, five are noteworthy: the rapid growth of the profession; the disproportionate increase in the number of female psychologists; the disproportionate number of White psychologists; the increasing emphasis on practical aspects of the discipline and the decline of the scientific; and the under-representation of women as authors in psychology publications. 2014-10-03T12:50:43Z 2014-10-03T12:50:43Z 2005 Master Thesis Masters MA http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8043 eng application/pdf Department of Psychology Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Psychological Research Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-81). Skinner, Kerry The 'feminisation' of psychology in South Africa |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | The 'feminisation' of psychology in South Africa |
| title_full | The 'feminisation' of psychology in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | The 'feminisation' of psychology in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The 'feminisation' of psychology in South Africa |
| title_short | The 'feminisation' of psychology in South Africa |
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| topic | Psychological Research Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-81). |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8043 |
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