Front of the House, Back of the House : Race and Inequality in the Lives of Restaurant Workers /

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"Two 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. In Front of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilson, Eli Revelle Yano (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2021]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Restaurants > Employees.
Restaurant management.
Racism.
Hispanic Americans > Employment.
Discrimination in employment.
Racisme > États-Unis.
Restaurants > Gestion > États-Unis.
Restaurants > États-Unis > Personnel.
Racism > United States.
Restaurant management > United States.
Discrimination in employment > United States.
Restaurants > United States > Employees.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Producing difference
  • Worlds apart
  • Flexibility, play, and privilege in the front of the house
  • Brown-collar careers in the back of the house
  • Mobility pathways and closed doors
  • Conclusion: serving across the divide.

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