ABSTRACT
The investigation of occupational sex segregation and deviation from its patterns are at the heart of this book. The research analyzed throughout the book focuses on the examination of sex segregation patterns as a social phenomenon on the one hand, and its influence upon the subjective perceptions of inequality on the other. Thus, the first, descriptive, part deals with the causes for sex segregation and the processes by which it is maintained, even though deviation from its patterns has become socially legitimate. The second, theoretical, part deals with the effects and implications of sex segregation for wage inequality and workers' cognjtive and affective reactions to their labor market situation. Our interest in these intertwined issues derives from the economic, social, and normative changes that may be caused by the growing number of women in the labor force and in male-typed occupations.
