Jill Jesson
Biographic Data
| ID | 266640 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jill Jesson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jill |
| FAMILY NAME | Jesson |
| SIGNATURE | JESSON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aston University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
White and Ethnic Minority Self-Employment in Retail Pharmacy in Britain
Despite having opportunities to enter retail or clinical practice, Britain's ethnic minority pharmacists display disproportionately high levels of self-employment within the distinctly entrepreneurial business sector of the pharmacy profession. This paper sets out to describe ethnic minority involvement in the profession of pharmacy, and highlights the role that preference plays in their decision to go into independent proprietorship. The study a…
Working women in the sex industry and their perception of risk from HIV/Aids
The present research project provided women who are normally marginalized by society with an opportunity to give their opinions on health matters, that are directly related to their working and personal lives. Discussion groups were held with women working in saunas or massage parlors (the sex industry) to obtain their views on sexual health and the risk of infection from the human immunodeficiency virus. The sauna workers said they have less cha…
In the Shadow of Medicine
Contract compliance in the construction industry
Contract Compliance can be a practical way of introducing equal opportunities into employment practices in the private sector. This article reviews the policy of contract compliance in the construction industry in America and Britain. The analysis suggests that the unique characteristics of the industry, combined with the historical structural position of ethnic minority workers have limited the degree of success achieved in America, while in Bri…
White and Ethnic Minority Self-Employment in Retail Pharmacy in Britain
Despite having opportunities to enter retail or clinical practice, Britain's ethnic minority pharmacists display disproportionately high levels of self-employment within the distinctly entrepreneurial business sector of the pharmacy profession. This paper sets out to describe ethnic minority involvement in the profession of pharmacy, and highlights the role that preference plays in their decision to go into independent proprietorship. The study a…
Contract compliance in the construction industry
Contract Compliance can be a practical way of introducing equal opportunities into employment practices in the private sector. This article reviews the policy of contract compliance in the construction industry in America and Britain. The analysis suggests that the unique characteristics of the industry, combined with the historical structural position of ethnic minority workers have limited the degree of success achieved in America, while in Bri…
In the Shadow of Medicine
Working women in the sex industry and their perception of risk from HIV/Aids
The present research project provided women who are normally marginalized by society with an opportunity to give their opinions on health matters, that are directly related to their working and personal lives. Discussion groups were held with women working in saunas or massage parlors (the sex industry) to obtain their views on sexual health and the risk of infection from the human immunodeficiency virus. The sauna workers said they have less cha…
White and Ethnic Minority Self-Employment in Retail Pharmacy in Britain
Despite having opportunities to enter retail or clinical practice, Britain's ethnic minority pharmacists display disproportionately high levels of self-employment within the distinctly entrepreneurial business sector of the pharmacy profession. This paper sets out to describe ethnic minority involvement in the profession of pharmacy, and highlights the role that preference plays in their decision to go into independent proprietorship. The study a…
Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Pharmacy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Alternative medicine (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work)