Publications

Publication details [#11744]

Conefrey, Theresa. 1997. Gender, Culture and Authority in a University Life Sciences Laboratory. Discourse & Society 8 (3) : 313–340. 28 pp.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

discursive practice | interaction pattern

Place, Publisher

SAGE Publications

ISBN

0957-9265

Journal WWW

www.sagepub.co.uk/ejournals/

Annotation

This paper investigates reasons for female drop out ratios in science courses, with a special focus on "bad laboratory experiences". Interactional patterns of a life sciences laboratory group exposed patriarchal discursive practices, making the female group members feel unwelcome.