Review of Men, women and jobs

Abstract

Reviews the book, Men, women and jobs, a study in human engineering by Donald G. Paterson and John G. Darley (1936). This interesting and socially significant little book reviews the work of the Employment Stabilization Research Institute at Minneapolis and summarizes the various monographs issued by the Institute in the past few years. The basic data consist of case histories, including work history, clinical findings, both medical and psychological, occupational tests, interviewer's ratings and diagnosis of causes of unemployment. The detailed description of techniques and tests is supplemented with well-chosen photographs. The book is concisely and dearly written. The topics are usually introduced by typical case studies followed by a more technical consideration. However, the general level of discussion is adapted to the layman. Except in the chapter on research there is little in the way of intricate techniques. Implicit in the work is a good deal of educational and social philosophy which should challenge the socially minded. Those who have not read the original monographs from the Institute or who lack the technical background to appreciate them will find this summary very profitable. It deals with a significant psychological and social project. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)