Sneakers : fashion, gender, and subculture /

"This is the first academic study of sneakers and the subculture that surrounds them. Since the 1980s, members of American sneaker subcultures, popularly known as "sneakerheads" or "sneakerholics", have created a distinctive identity for themselves, while sneaker manufacture...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kawamura, Yuniya, 1963- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Colección:Dress, body, culture.
Temas:
Sneakers.
Sneakers > Social aspects.
Sneakers > Aspect social.
tennis shoes.
sneakers.
History of fashion.
Fashion & society.
DESIGN > Fashion.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades.
Sneakers
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: placing sneakers within sociology
  • Academic research on footwear
  • Sneakers as a subculture: emerging from underground to upperground
  • Sneakers as a symbol of manhood: wearing masculinity on their feet
  • Sneakers as fashion: reclaiming masculine adornment
  • The sneaker subculture from Durkheimian perspectives
  • Conclusion: future directions and possibilities in footwear studies.

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