Die Autorinnen und der Autor des Bandes möchten die Ergebnisse einer qualitativen Studie zu den mikrosozialen Ursachen und Mechanismen der geschlechtsspezifischen Segregation des Arbeitsmarktes präsentieren. Die Untersuchung beruht auf drei Fallstudien in drei unterschiedlichen Berufsfeldern:...

Alleged shortages at home, certain surpluses abroad : North American temporary worker programs -- Occupations abandoned, workers displaced : seasonal labor before and after H-2 -- From beauty to truth -- Aspects of the machete -- Guests as hosts : Jamaicans in the tourist industry -- When owls...

"Brain gain" what's in the name? Opportunities and challenges of highly skilled immigration -- The historical treatment of skilled immigrants in US : immigration legislation -- Definitions and demographics : highly skilled workers in the United States -- The tipping point of the brain gain : job...