Appearance as capital the normative regulation of aesthetic capital accumulation and conversion /

"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 physic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sarpila, Outi (Editor ), Kukkonen, Lida (Editor ), Pajunen, Tero (Editor ), Åberg, Erica (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing, 2022.
Edición:First edition 2022.
Temas:
Equality > Finland.
Discrimination > Finland.
Beauty, Personal > Economic aspects.
Human capital > Finland.
Sociology.
Social Science > Sociology > General.
Beauty, Personal
Finland > Social conditions.
Finlande > Conditions sociales.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"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" -- Provided by publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781800437081
1800437080

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