Styling Masculinity: Gender, Class, and Inequality in the Men's Grooming Industry

Author:   Kristen Barber
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
ISBN:  

9780813565521


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   24 August 2016
Recommended Age:   From 16 to 99 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Kristen Barber
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.367kg
ISBN:  

9780813565521


ISBN 10:   0813565529
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   24 August 2016
Recommended Age:   From 16 to 99 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Contents  Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1      Men and Beauty: The Historical Expansion of an Industry2      Rocks Glasses and Color Camo: Selling Beauty to Class-Privileged Men3      Heterosexual Aesthetic Labor: Hiring and Requiring Women Beauty Workers4      Hair Care: Emotional Labor and Touching Rules in Men’s Grooming5      “We’re Men’s Women”: Occupational Choice Narratives of Sameness and Difference Conclusion Appendix A. Class, Gender, and the Economy in the Study of Men’s Salons Appendix B. Participant Demographic Information Bibliography Index 

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The End of the Barbershop?: An Interview with Kristen Barber[goo.gl/CgX0Zv]--Word of Mouth New Hampshire Public Radio


Barberprovides excellent insight into how women groom men while upholding their gender and class identities, and how masculinity and beauty are not at odds with each other.Truly a pleasure. --Jamie Mullaney author of Paid to Party: Working Time and Emotion in Direct Home Sales


""A deep examination of the rise of male beauty culture."" * The New York Times * ""Though the grooming work and shop floor are evocative, Barber's attention moves beyond hair to the social exchanges that take place … bringing together emotional labor, aesthetic labor, and physical labor, all the while highlighting the role of sexuality."" * Gender & Society * ""A well-researched contribution to the sociology of work, gender studies, and consumer culture … Highly recommended."" * Choice * ""Barber's book innovatively combines theories of work, gender, and culture. It makes a significant contribution to masculinities research. Anyone teaching or conducting research on gender, social class, qualitative methods, work, inequalities, and culture will find this book to be compelling. It is nuanced and rich in detail."" * Men & Masculinities * ""What does it mean that contemporary men are going to salons, getting their nails done, or dyeing their hair? Kristen Barber examines how these practices are intimately related to shifting definitions of masculinity, and actually buttress gender, race, and class inequalities. A compelling and colorful read."" -- C.J. Pascoe * author of Dude, You're a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School * ""Barber provides excellent insight into how women groom men while upholding their gender and class identities, and how masculinity and beauty are not at odds with each other. Truly a pleasure."" -- Jamie Mullaney * author of Paid to Party: Working Time and Emotion in Direct Home Sales * How it became OK for guys to take care of themselves: an interview with Kristen Barber [http://goo.gl/o3qExa] * NPR's Marketplace * Why barbershops are disappearing: And what it means that some still thrive by Kristen Barber [http://goo.gl/mN4nWW] * The Houston Chronicle * The End of the Barbershop?: An Interview with Kristen Barber [goo.gl/CgX0Zv] -- Word of Mouth * New Hampshire Public Radio * ""Barber’s book innovatively combines theories of work, gender, and culture. It makes a significant contribution to masculinities research. Anyone teaching or conducting research on gender, social class, qualitative methods, work, inequalities, and culture will find this book to be compelling. It is nuanced and rich in detail"" -- Patti Giuffre * SAGE Pub * What’s the Deal With That Guy’s Fluffy Hair? by Thomas Vinciguerra * New York Times * ""New barbershops cash in on male grooming trend"" interview with Kristen Barber * Marketplace * ""How the ‘Wife Beater’ Tank Top Became A Marker of Class, Ethnicity and Domestic Abuse"" by C. Brain Smith * Mel Magazine * ""A well-researched book."" * Journal of American Culture * ""Why So Many Men Chase Skirts, But Won't Wear Them"" by Nora Whelan * Playboy * ""A salon of his own: Men don't play second fiddle here,"" by Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, * LoHud.com * ""A salon of his own: More than just manscaping,"" by Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy * USA Today * ""A Short History of Manly Beauty Products for Masculine Men,"" by Hazel Cills https://jezebel.com/a-short-history-of-manly-beauty-products-for-masculine-1834956610 * Jezebel * ""A cut above: Traditional barbershops are back,"" by Dave McGinn https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/style/article-a-cut-above-traditional-barbershops-are-back/ * Globe and Mail * ""WHAT EXPENSIVE MEN’S HAIRCUTS ARE REALLY SELLING YOU"" by Quinn Myers https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/expensive-mens-haircut-worth-it * Mel Magazine * ""Masculinity During A Pandemic: How Haircuts And Face Masks Got Political"" an interview with Kristen Barber https://www.wortfm.org/masculinity-during-a-pandemic-how-haircuts-and-face-masks-got-political/ * ""A Public Affair,"" WORT *


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KRISTEN BARBER is an assistant professor of sociology and a faculty affiliate in the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program at Southern Illinois University–Carbondale. 

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