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The first to systematically compare Caucasians, African Americans, and Asian Americans in engineering, this study of the career attainment and mobility of engineers in the United States tells how these three groups fare in the American engineering labor market and what they can look forward to in the future. The numbers of black and Asian engineers recently have grown at a much faster rate than the number of Caucasian engineers. With a projected steady increase in engineering jobs and demographic shifts, this trend should continue. Yet, recent writings on the engineering profession have said little about career mobility beyond graduation. This book identifies and explores key issues determining whether minorities in the US will attain occupational equality with their Caucasian counterparts. Highlighting implications for theory, policy making, and the future of the profession, Doing Engineering offers important insights into labor, race and ethnicity that will be of interest to anyone studying stratification in a wide range of professional occupations. ... Read more

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What happens to women and men who become professional engineers and scientists and work for British industrial organizations? This book explores this question by focusing on real case studies. The gender differences in how such careers are developed ... Read more

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Written by experts in their field, covering 40 careers, each Q & A guide contains details of qualifications needed, professional associations and further reading making these a one-stop reference guide. ... Read more

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Presents an introduction to engineering followed by biographies women engineers including Amy Alving, Cynthia Barnhart, Martha Gray, Jill Morgan, and Karen Zais. ... Read more

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[Clout] has carefully digested the earliest volumes of government-published statistics and with the aid of computer-generated cartography transformed the numbers there reported into an arrondissement-by-arrondissement comparative picture of French agriculture midway through the July Monarchy...compact and useful. ... Read more

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Describes careers in various engineering fields and the preparation required for them. ... Read more

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Any shift in national priorities or the economy tends to jolt career orientations. "Too few of those who are equipped to move into new positions realize their opportunity," writes Dean Brown, "and many are cautious about entering areas whose future potential they do not fully understand."This book, which grew out of a "Career Seminar for MIT Alumni" held at MIT in 1971, considers the many problems involved in changing career orientations while preserving the lively and informal style of discussions between speakers and audience. It is directed toward those who feel their careers are threatened by changes in national priorities and funding, as well as toward those who are advancing in their careers but have decided not to stay in the same place for the rest of their lives and are looking for information to help them make their decisions. Long-range personal career planning and training are emphasized rather than immediate job placement.The various authors--among who are Jerome B. Wiesner, Secor D. Browne, Paul A. Samuelson, Charles A. Myers, Lee Grodzins, Paul Penfield, Jr., John Blair, Antony Herrey, and Wallace E. Vander Velde--examine the impact of changing federal funding policy on future employment opportunities, discuss the personal adjustment problems of shifting careers, and forecast overall needs for engineering, scientific, and managerial talent in the coming decade. ... Read more

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Explores careers in engineering and manufacturing and suggests activities designed to provide job experience and a first-hand understanding of the kind of work done in a particular occupation. ... Read more

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I was writing a career paper and this book helped alot. It is very informative. It gives information to you strait and concisley so you dont have to read alot to find what you are looking for. It has a very good layout. I rate this book 3 stars. ... Read more