Format:
1 online resource (262 pages)
ISBN:
9780292734838
Series Statement:
Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series bk. 25
Content:
Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION. AVON LADIES IN THE AMAZON? -- PART I. GENDER RELATIONS: WOMEN, MEN, AND WORK -- Chapter 1. Multiplying Themselves: Women Direct Sellers Managing Productive and Reproductive Work -- Chapter 2. Men Make a Difference: Opposers, Supporters, and Drivers -- PART II. THE LOOK: IMAGES OF BEAUTY, PROFESSIONALISM, AND SUCCESS -- Chapter 3. How Products Sell Themselves: Picturing Gender, Race, and Class in Yanbal's Catalogs -- Chapter 4. Embodying Professionalism: Constructing the Yanbalista Image -- Chapter 5. The Picture of Success: Prizes and Status in the Direct Sales Organization -- PART III. DIRECT SELLING IN CONTEXT: CAREERS AND CONSUMPTION -- Chapter 6. What Would They Be Doing If They Weren't Selling Beauty Products?: Women's Work Experiences in Context -- Chapter 7. Buying Beauty: Flexible Payment and Expanding Consumption -- Conclusion -- APPENDIX. A FEW WORDS ABOUT RESEARCH METHODS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780292723863
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780292723863
Language:
English
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