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In an era of hyper visuality, service-based labour markets, consumer culture, and times of uncertainty, physical appearance plays an increasingly important role in producing and reinforcing social inequalities. Taking a sociological approach, the authors of Appearance as Capital examine physical appearance as a normatively regulated form of capital and explore how it is possible to accumulate and convert capital based on physical appearance. The chapters examine how norms of accumulating and converting aesthetic capital intertwine with gender, age and other forms of capital and play a role in shaping inequalities.
Demonstrating how different cultural, institutional, group-specific and situational norms regulate the possibilities of accumulating and converting aesthetic capital, the authors take a critical stance towards an economics-inspired analysis of physical appearance as universally defined 'beauty' or 'attractiveness' that has standard value for all individuals. By presenting empirical work based in the context of Finnish society, often considered an egalitarian Nordic welfare state, this book provides a fresh perspective on appearance-based inequalities.
Author: Outi Sarpila
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Published: 11/29/2021
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781800437111
ISBN10: 1800437110
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology | General
- Social Science | Gender Studies
- Social Science | Discrimination
About the Author
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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