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Walking Mannequins: How Race and Gender Inequalities Shape Retail Clothing Work

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Walking Mannequins: How Race and Gender Inequalities Shape Retail Clothing Work - Misra, Joya, and Walters, Kyla
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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 ...

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Walking Mannequins: How Race and Gender Inequalities Shape Retail Clothing Work 2022, University of California Press

ISBN-13: 9780520384651

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Walking Mannequins: How Race and Gender Inequalities Shape Retail Clothing Work 2022, University of California Press

ISBN-13: 9780520384644

Hardcover