Emotions, Bodies, and Identities in the Hair and Beauty Salon : Caring Beyond Skin Deep.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCann, Hannah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cosmetics industry.

Beauty shops.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

This book argues that salon work involves care via responding to emotions through talk, managing bodies through touch, and curating identities through aesthetics.

Contents:

List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Introduction - Why Care Beyond Skin Deep? 1. Chapter One - Theory: The Impasse in Debating Beauty 2. Chapter Two - Real Life: Trying to Put Care on the Radar 3. Chapter Three - Representation: The Fictional Salon 4. Chapter Four - Emotions: Talk, Therapy, and Friendship in the Salon 5. Chapter Five - Bodies: Managing Touch and Physical Intimacy in the Salon 6. Chapter Six - Identities: Aesthetic Desires and Curating Surfaces in the Salon 7. Chapter Seven - Money: The Business of Salons Versus Authentic Care Conclusion - Caring in a Time of Crisis Bibliography

ISBN:

979-88-8189-385-9

979-82-16-25171-2

1-9787-6622-X

9781978766228

OCLC:

1559220132