{"product_id":"front-of-the-house-back-of-the-house-race-and-inequality-in-the-lives-of-restaurant-workers-9781479800629","title":"Front of the House, Back of the House: Race and Inequality in the Lives of Restaurant Workers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow workers navigate race, gender, and class in the food service industry\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo unequal worlds of work exist within the upscale restaurant scene of Los Angeles. White, college-educated servers operate in the front of the house-also known as the public areas of the restaurant-while Latino immigrants toil in the back of the house and out of customer view.\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFront of the House, Back of the House\u003c\/i\u003e, Eli Revelle Yano Wilson shows us what keeps these workers apart, exploring race, class, and gender inequalities in the food service industry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on research at three different high-end restaurants in Los Angeles, Wilson highlights why these inequalities persist in the twenty-first century, pointing to discriminatory hiring and supervisory practices that ultimately grant educated whites access to the most desirable positions. Additionally, he shows us how workers navigate these inequalities under the same roof, making sense of their jobs, their identities, and each other in a world that reinforces their separateness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFront of the House, Back of the House\u003c\/i\u003e takes us behind the scenes of the food service industry, providing a window into the unequal lives of white and Latino restaurant workers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13437471\"\u003eEli Revelle Yano Wilson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479800629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479800627\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC026000\"\u003eSociology | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS070120\"\u003eIndustries | Food Industry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC031000\"\u003eDiscrimination\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEli Revelle Yano Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44498691391725,"sku":"9781479800629","price":50.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_0459b338-7922-469d-99f1-7b6307c94f1f.jpg?v=1700965115","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/front-of-the-house-back-of-the-house-race-and-inequality-in-the-lives-of-restaurant-workers-9781479800629","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}