Kristen Barber: 2 books

Book cover of Styling Masculinity

Styling Masculinity

Gender, Class, and Inequality in the Men's Grooming Industry

by Kristen Barber
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2016

The twenty-first century has seen the emergence of a new style of man: the metrosexual. Overwhelmingly straight, white, and wealthy, these impeccably coiffed urban professionals spend big money on everything from facials to pedicures, all part of a multi-billion-dollar male grooming industry. Yet...
Book cover of Rethinking Disaster Recovery

Rethinking Disaster Recovery

A Hurricane Katrina Retrospective

by Elizabeth Fussell, Timothy J. Haney, James R. Elliott
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015

Rethinking Disaster Recovery focuses attention on the social inequalities that existed on the Gulf Coast before Hurricane Katrina and how they have been magnified or altered since the storm. With a focus on social axes of power such as gender, sexuality, race, and class, this book tells new and personalized...
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