Identity, gender, and tracking the reality of boundaries for veterinary students

"Using in-depth interviews with veterinary students, Identity, Gender, and Tracking: The Reality of Boundaries for Veterinary Students explores the experience of enrollment in an educational program that tracks students based on the species of animals that they wish to treat. The identity of a...

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Main Author: Vermilya, Jenny R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: West Lafayette, Indiana Purdue University Press [2022]©2022, 2022
Series:New directions in the human-animal bond
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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505 0 |a Preface -- Part 1. The Backstory -- 1. Boundaries, Social Construction, and Tracking: An Introduction -- 2. A Sociologist at Veterinary College: Research Methods -- Part 2. The Stories -- 3. Treatment Discourses and the Privileging of Knowledge -- 4. Learning to Care: Collective Identity Work in the Tracking System -- 5. Contesting Horses: The Equine Concentration as a Border Track -- 6. Gendered Boundary Work in a Feminized Field -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Advertisement for Participants -- Appendix B: Interview Guide 
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520 |a "Using in-depth interviews with veterinary students, Identity, Gender, and Tracking: The Reality of Boundaries for Veterinary Students explores the experience of enrollment in an educational program that tracks students based on the species of animals that they wish to treat. The identity of a veterinarian is one characterized by care; thus, students have to construct different definitions of care, creating a system of power and inequality. Tracking produces multiple boundaries for veterinary students, which has consequences not just for the veterinarian, but also for the treatment of animals. Written for administrators and students alike, Identity, Gender, and Tracking sheds light on how and why veterinary students construct their identities and end up in certain specializations"--Publisher's description