gender, class, and inequality in the men's grooming industry
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Barber, Kristen
- Publish Year
- 2016
- Shelfmark
- VS 3 2016 - B
- Thesaurus
- kappers, schoonheidsspecialisten, mannen, mannelijkheid, sociale klasse, etniciteit, wit, seksualiteit, heteroseksualiteit, 21e eeuw
- Description
- The twenty-first century has seen the emergence of a new style of man: the metrosexual. Overwhelmingly straight, white, and wealthy, these impeccably coiffed urban professionals spend big money on everything from facials to pedicures, all part of a multi-billion-dollar male grooming industry. Yet as this innovative study reveals, even as the industry encourages men to invest more in their appearance, it still relies on women to do much of the work. This book investigates how men’s beauty salons have persuaded their clientele to regard them as masculine spaces.