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Drawing on interviews with nurses, social workers, exotic dancers and hairdressers, this book explores the processes involved in producing and reproducing gendered and classed workers and occupations.

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PART I: GENDER, CLASS, WORK AND REWORKING BOURDIEU Introduction Why use Bourdieusian Theory to Study Gender, Class and Work? The Case for ´Gender Capital´ Gender and Class in Four Occupations Collecting and Interpreting Work-Life Stories PART II: LOCATING GENDER CAPITAL AT WORK: FOUR CASE STUDIES Nursing Social Work Exotic Dancing Hairdressing Conclusions

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KATE HUPPATZ is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Western Sydney, Australia.

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