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Author:   Outi Sarpila (University of Turku, Finland) ,  Iida Kukkonen (University of Turku, Finland) ,  Tero Pajunen (University of Turku, Finland) ,  Erica Åberg (University of Turku, Finland)
Publisher:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.282kg
ISBN:  

9781800437111

ISBN 10:   1800437110
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   29 November 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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PART I. ACCUMULATING A GENDERED FORM OF CAPITAL Chapter 1. Physical Appearance as a Form of Capital: Key Problems and Tensions; Iida Kukkonen Chapter 2. Who Performs Appearance Work, and Who Believes Appearance Works? Gendered Appearance Beliefs and Practices in Finland; Iida Kukkonen Chapter 3. The Metrosexual Who Never Visited Finland – The Eternal Gender Gap in Appearance-Related Consumption; Outi Sarpila Chapter 4. Seeking Age-Appropriate Appearance Among Ageing Men; Hanna Ojala and Ilkka Pietilä PART II. CONTESTED CONVERSIONS – EVERYDAY (RE)WORKINGS OF AESTHETIC CAPITAL Chapter 5. Too Smart-Looking for a Waiter? – Scripting Appearance Norms at the Theatre of Working-Life; Tero Pajunen Chapter 6. Generating Aesthetic Capital: Prospects from Autobiographical Narratives; Tero Pajunen Chapter 7. The Ouroboros of Seeking Validation? Exploring the Interconnection of Appearance (dis)Satisfaction and Content Creation on Social Media; Erica Åberg and Aki Koivula Chapter 8. Sofie’s World: Resistance Toward the Thin Ideal in Sofie Hagen’s Fat Activist Online Content; Anna Puhakka Chapter 9. Well-Beshaved Women Rarely Make History – Exploring the Contestation of the Hairless Beauty Ideal with Case #januhairy; Erica Åberg and Laura Salonen

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Outi Sarpila is an Adjunct Professor (docent) in Economic Sociology. She is currently working as a Senior Research Fellow at the INVEST flagship, Sociology unit, University of Turku. Iida Kukkonen is a Senior Researcher at the Unit of Economic Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Turku. Tero Pajunen is a Senior Researcher at the Unit of Economic Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Turku. Erica Åberg, PhD, works as a Senior Researcher at the INVEST flagship, Sociology unit, University of Turku.

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