Walking Mannequins - How Race and Gender Inequalities Shape Retail Clothing Work (Hardcover)

In malls across the United States, clothing retail workers navigate low wages and unpredictable schedules. Despite these problems, they devote time and money to mirror the sleek mannequins stylishly adorned with the latest merchandise. Bringing workers' voices to the fore, sociologists Joya Misra and Kyla Walters demonstrate how employers reproduce gendered and racist "beauty" standards by regulating workers' size and look. Interactions with customers, coworkers, and managers further reinforce racial hierarchies. New surveillance technologies also lead to ineffective corporate decision-making based on flawed data. By focusing on the interaction of race, gender, and surveillance, Walking Mannequins sheds important new light on the dynamics of retail work in the twenty-first century.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Joya Misra • Kyla Walters
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	308
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-38464-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Labour economics > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Distributive industries > Retail sector Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Multicultural studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-520-38464-4
Barcode:	9780520384644

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