Appearance as Capital

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Citation: Kukkonen, I. (2021), "Who Performs Appearance Work, and Who Believes Appearance Works? Gendered Appearance Beliefs and Practices in Finland", Sarpila, O., Kukkonen, I., Pajunen, T. and Åberg, E. (Ed.) Appearance as Capital, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 39-55. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80043-708-120210003

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The Metrosexual Who Never Visited Finland – The Eternal Gender Gap in Appearance-related Consumption

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Citation: Sarpila, O. (2021), "The Metrosexual Who Never Visited Finland – The Eternal Gender Gap in Appearance-related Consumption", Sarpila, O., Kukkonen, I., Pajunen, T. and Åberg, E. (Ed.) Appearance as Capital, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 57-70. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80043-708-120210004

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Seeking Age-appropriate Appearance among Ageing Men

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Part II Contested Conversions – Everyday (Re)workings of Aesthetic Capital

Too Smart-looking for a Waiter? – Scripting Appearance Norms at the Theatre of Working Life

Pages 87-101

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Citation: Pajunen, T. (2021), "Too Smart-looking for a Waiter? – Scripting Appearance Norms at the Theatre of Working Life", Sarpila, O., Kukkonen, I., Pajunen, T. and Åberg, E. (Ed.) Appearance as Capital, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 87-101. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80043-708-120210006

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Generating Aesthetic Capital: Prospects from Autobiographical Narratives

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The Ouroboros of Seeking Validation? Exploring the Interconnection of Appearance (Dis)satisfaction and Content Creation on Social Media

Pages 117-134

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Citation: Åberg, E. and Koivula, A. (2021), "The Ouroboros of Seeking Validation? Exploring the Interconnection of Appearance (Dis)satisfaction and Content Creation on Social Media", Sarpila, O., Kukkonen, I., Pajunen, T. and Åberg, E. (Ed.) Appearance as Capital, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 117-134. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80043-708-120210008

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Sofie's World: Resistance toward the Thin Ideal in Sofie Hagen's Fat Activist Online Content

Pages 135-148

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Citation: Puhakka, A. (2021), "Sofie's World: Resistance toward the Thin Ideal in Sofie Hagen's Fat Activist Online Content", Sarpila, O., Kukkonen, I., Pajunen, T. and Åberg, E. (Ed.) Appearance as Capital, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 135-148. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80043-708-120210009

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Well-beshaved Women Rarely Make History – Exploring the Contestation of the Hairless Beauty Ideal with Case #Januhairy

Pages 149-164

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Citation: Åberg, E. and Salonen, L. (2021), "Well-beshaved Women Rarely Make History – Exploring the Contestation of the Hairless Beauty Ideal with Case #Januhairy", Sarpila, O., Kukkonen, I., Pajunen, T. and Åberg, E. (Ed.) Appearance as Capital, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 149-164. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80043-708-120210010

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Conclusion

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Appendices

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Index

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DOI

10.1108/9781800437081

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2021-11-29

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978-1-80043-711-1

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978-1-80043-708-1

Appearance as Capital

The Normative Regulation of Aesthetic Capital Accumulation and Conversion

Synopsis

Table of contents

Prelims

Introduction

Part I Accumulating a Gendered Form of Capital

Physical Appearance as a Form of Capital: Key Problems and Tensions

Who Performs Appearance Work, and Who Believes Appearance Works? Gendered Appearance Beliefs and Practices in Finland

The Metrosexual Who Never Visited Finland – The Eternal Gender Gap in Appearance-related Consumption

Seeking Age-appropriate Appearance among Ageing Men

Part II Contested Conversions – Everyday (Re)workings of Aesthetic Capital

Too Smart-looking for a Waiter? – Scripting Appearance Norms at the Theatre of Working Life

Generating Aesthetic Capital: Prospects from Autobiographical Narratives

The Ouroboros of Seeking Validation? Exploring the Interconnection of Appearance (Dis)satisfaction and Content Creation on Social Media

Sofie's World: Resistance toward the Thin Ideal in Sofie Hagen's Fat Activist Online Content

Well-beshaved Women Rarely Make History – Exploring the Contestation of the Hairless Beauty Ideal with Case #Januhairy

Conclusion

Appendices

Index

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