Identity, Gender, and Tracking: The Reality of Boundaries for Veterinary Students

Authors

Jenny R. Vermilya, University of Colorado Denver

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Description

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.

ISBN

9781612496900

Publication Date

Winter 1-15-2022

Publisher

Purdue University Press

City

West Lafayette

Keywords

educational tracking, veterinary specialization, socially constructed boundaries, gender and occupation

Disciplines

Medical Education | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Veterinary Medicine

Comments

Open access publication of this title is supported by the Big Ten Academic Alliance.

Recommended Citation

Vermilya, Jenny R., "Identity, Gender, and Tracking: The Reality of Boundaries for Veterinary Students" (2022). New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond. 1.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/ndhab/1