Book contents
- Diversity in Practice
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
- Diversity in Practice
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Book part
- Introduction
- 1 Rhetoric and realities
- 2 Entering professional careers
- Typecast socialization
- Rethinking the intersectionality of race, gender, and class identity
- Access to a career in the legal profession in England and Wales
- The new “professionalism” in England and Wales
- 3 Inequality and opportunity in the careers of diverse attorneys
- Index
- Books in the series
- References
Typecast socialization
Race, gender, and competing expectations in law school
from 2 - Entering professional careers
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 April 2016
Book contents
- Diversity in Practice
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
- Diversity in Practice
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Book part
- Introduction
- 1 Rhetoric and realities
- 2 Entering professional careers
- Typecast socialization
- Rethinking the intersectionality of race, gender, and class identity
- Access to a career in the legal profession in England and Wales
- The new “professionalism” in England and Wales
- 3 Inequality and opportunity in the careers of diverse attorneys
- Index
- Books in the series
- References
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- Diversity in PracticeRace, Gender, and Class in Legal and Professional Careers, pp. 141 - 172Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2016
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