{"product_id":"scientific-pioneers-joyce-tang-9780761833505","title":"Scientific Pioneers: Women Succeeding in Science","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book critically examines the career development of female scientific pioneers. Drawing from existing biographical and ethnographical data, author Joyce Tang analyzes the life and career histories of ten extraordinary female scientists-Marie Curie, Irene Joliot-Curie, Margaret Mead, Barbara McClintock, Maria Goeppert-Meyer, Rachel Carson, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Dorothy Hodgkin, Rosalyn Yalow, and Fay Ajzenberg-Selove. The author explores the personal, political, cultural, and economic factors that led to the success of these women. \u003ci\u003eScientific Pioneers\u003c\/i\u003e proposes that for a woman to be successful in science not only requires perseverance and talent, but also structural opportunities, institutional support, and conscious decision making. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eScientific Pioneers\u003c\/i\u003e is an important addition to the growing literature about women in science, the sociology of science, and the dynamics of discrimination. This analysis of female scientific pioneers is an invaluable resource for both public policy debates and research on inequality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joyce Tang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0761833501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761833505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.48w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2006 pg. 9","brand":"Joyce Tang","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443659976959,"sku":"9780761833505","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a060afe4-7359-47f8-b2b2-3132cd037422.jpg?v=1777206952","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scientific-pioneers-joyce-tang-9780761833505","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}