Commonalities, conflicts and contradictions in organizational masculinities: exploring the gendered genesis of the Challenger disaster. (Space Shuttle ... Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology

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From the author: The events surrounding the 1986 decision to launch the Space Shuttle Challenger are reconstructed to illustrate how multiple masculinities, particularly between and among managers and engineers, contributed to that organizational crisis. An analysis of gendered power relations-especially among men - reveals how the construction of particular forms of "masculinities," and the ways in which they are reproduced, rationalized or resisted, vary as a result of contextual changes. Commonalities and differences among these masculinities are discussed. We close by exploring possible contradictions in the construction of organizational masculinities and their implications for organizational practice.

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Title: Commonalities, conflicts and contradictions in organizational masculinities: exploring the gendered genesis of the Challenger disaster. (Space Shuttle Challenger)
Author: Mark Maier
Publication:The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 1998
Publisher: Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Assn.
Volume: v35 Issue: n3 Page: p325(20)

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