{"product_id":"styling-masculinity-gender-class-and-inequality-in-the-mens-grooming-industry-hardback-9780813565606","title":"Styling Masculinity; Gender, Class, and Inequality in the Men's Grooming Industry (Hardback) 9780813565606","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStyling Masculinity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eGender, Class, and Inequality in the Men's Grooming Industry\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKristen Barber (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813565606\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 August 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages, 1 figure, 4 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.481 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/life\/style\/article-a-cut-above-traditional-barbershops-are-back\/\"'\u003e\"A cut above: Traditional barbershops are back,\" by Dave McGinn\u003cbr\u003e https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/life\/style\/article-a-cut-above-traditional-barbershops-are-back\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e— Globe and Mail\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.lohud.com\/story\/news\/2019\/04\/23\/fine-mens-salon-westchester\/3501258002\/\"'\u003e\"A salon of his own: Men don't play second fiddle here,\" by Swapna \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href='\"http:\/\/www.lohud.com\/staff\/9049\/swapna-venugopal-ramaswamy\/\"' rel='\"author\"'\u003eVenugopal Ramaswamy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.lohud.com\/story\/news\/2019\/04\/23\/fine-mens-salon-westchester\/3501258002\/\"'\u003e,\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e— LoHud.com\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Jamie Mullaney, author of Paid to Party: Working Time and Emotion in Direct Home Sales\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.marketplace.org\/2018\/01\/16\/business\/new-barbershops-cash-increase-male-grooming\"'\u003e\"New barbershops cash in on male grooming trend\" interview with Kristen Barber\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e— Marketplace\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href='\"http:\/\/nhpr.org\/post\/82316-how-much-are-medals-worth-bad-singing-internship-question\"'\u003eThe End of the Barbershop?: An Interview with Kristen Barber\u003c\/a\u003e [goo.gl\/CgX0Zv]\u003c\/div\u003e— Word of Mouth, New Hampshire Public Radio\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Men \u0026amp; Masculinities\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"A well-researched book.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Journal of American Culture\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— C.J. Pascoe, author of Dude, You're a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/12\/07\/fashion\/mens-style\/whats-the-deal-with-that-guys-fluffy-hair.html?_r=0\"'\u003eWhat's the Deal With That Guy's Fluffy Hair?\u003c\/a\u003e by Thomas Vinciguerra\u003c\/div\u003e— New York Times\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"A well-researched contribution to the sociology of work, gender studies, and consumer culture … Highly recommended.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Choice\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/melmagazine.com\/how-the-wife-beater-tank-top-became-a-marker-of-class-ethnicity-and-domestic-abuse-8f698b60a37d\"'\u003e\"How the 'Wife Beater' Tank Top Became A Marker of Class, Ethnicity and Domestic Abuse\" by C. Brain Smith\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e— Mel Magazine\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Gender \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href='\"http:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/local\/gray-matters\/article\/Barbershops-A-disappearing-species-9139158.php\"'\u003eWhy barbershops are disappearing: And what it means that some still thrive\u003c\/a\u003e by Kristen Barber [http:\/\/goo.gl\/mN4nWW]\u003c\/div\u003e— The Houston Chronicle\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"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\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Patti Giuffre, SAGE Pub\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2019\/04\/23\/salons-offer-men-more-than-manscaping\/3550335002\/\"'\u003e\"A salon of his own: More than just manscaping,\" by \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href='\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/staff\/9049\/swapna-venugopal-ramaswamy\/\"' rel='\"author\"'\u003eSwapna Venugopal Ramaswamy\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e— USA Today\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/melmagazine.com\/en-us\/story\/expensive-mens-haircut-worth-it\"'\u003e\"WHAT EXPENSIVE MEN'S HAIRCUTS ARE REALLY SELLING YOU\" by Quinn Myers\u003cbr\u003e https:\/\/melmagazine.com\/en-us\/story\/expensive-mens-haircut-worth-it\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e— Mel Magazine\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.wortfm.org\/masculinity-during-a-pandemic-how-haircuts-and-face-masks-got-political\/\"'\u003e\"Masculinity During A Pandemic: How Haircuts And Face Masks Got Political\" an interview with Kristen Barber\u003cbr\u003e https:\/\/www.wortfm.org\/masculinity-during-a-pandemic-how-haircuts-and-face-masks-got-political\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e— \"A Public Affair,\" WORT\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.playboy.com\/read\/men-in-skirts\"'\u003e\"Why So Many Men Chase Skirts, But Won't Wear Them\" by Nora Whelan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e— Playboy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"A deep examination of the rise of male beauty culture.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— The New York Times\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/jezebel.com\/a-short-history-of-manly-beauty-products-for-masculine-1834956610\"'\u003e\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/jezebel.com\/a-short-history-of-manly-beauty-products-for-masculine-1834956610\"' onclick=\"\u0026quot;window.ga('send',\" page click post header\u003eA Short History of Manly Beauty Products for Masculine Men\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/jezebel.com\/a-short-history-of-manly-beauty-products-for-masculine-1834956610\"'\u003e,\" by Hazel Cills\u003cbr\u003e https:\/\/jezebel.com\/a-short-history-of-manly-beauty-products-for-masculine-1834956610\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e— Jezebel\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href='\"http:\/\/www.marketplace.org\/2016\/01\/05\/world\/how-it-became-ok-guys-take-care-themselves\"'\u003eHow it became OK for guys to take care of themselves\u003c\/a\u003e: an interview with Kristen Barber [http:\/\/goo.gl\/o3qExa]\u003c\/div\u003e— NPR's Marketplace\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eStyling Masculinity\u003c\/i\u003e investigates how men's beauty salons have persuaded their clientele to regard them as masculine spaces. To answer this question, sociologist Kristen Barber goes inside Adonis and The Executive, two upscale men's salons in Southern California. Conducting detailed observations and extensive interviews with both customers and employees, she shows how female salon workers not only perform the physical labor of snipping, tweezing, waxing, and exfoliating, but also perform the emotional labor of pampering their clients and pumping up their masculine egos. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLetting salon employees tell their own stories, Barber not only documents occasions when these workers are objectified and demeaned, but also explores how their jobs allow for creativity and confer a degree of professional dignity. In the process, she traces the vast network of economic and social relations that undergird the burgeoning male beauty industry. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePreface\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e 1  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eMen and Beauty: The Historical Expansion of an Industry\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eRocks Glasses and Color Camo: Selling Beauty to Class-Privileged Men\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eHeterosexual Aesthetic Labor: Hiring and Requiring Women Beauty Workers\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eHair Care: Emotional Labor and Touching Rules in Men's Grooming\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"We're Men's Women\": Occupational Choice Narratives of Sameness and Difference\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A. Class, Gender, and the Economy in the Study of Men's Salons\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B. Participant Demographic Information\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559343517976,"sku":"9780813565606","price":83.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/styling-masculinity-gender-class-and-inequality-in-the-mens-grooming-industry-hardback-9780813565606","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}