Fr. 52.50

Doormen

English · Paperback / Softback

Shipping usually within 3 to 5 weeks

Description

Read more

Klappentext Little fascinates New Yorkers more than doormen! who know far more about tenants than tenants know about them. Doormen know what their tenants eat! what kind of movies they watch! whom they spend time with! whether they drink too much! and whether they have kinky sex. But if doormen are unusually familiar with their tenants! they are also socially very distant. In "Doormen!" Peter Bearman untangles this unusual dynamic to reveal the many ways that tenants and doormen negotiate their complex relationship. Combining observation! interviews! and survey information! "Doormen" provides a deep and enduring ethnography of the occupational role of doormen! the dynamics of the residential lobby! and the mundane features of highly consequential social exchanges between doormen and tenants. Here! Bearman explains why doormen find their jobs both boring and stressful! why tenants feel anxious about how much of a Christmas bonus their neighbors give! and how everyday transactions small and large affect tenants' professional and informal relationships with doormen.In the daily life of the doorman resides the profound! and this book provides a brilliant account of how tenants and doormen interact within the complex world of the lobby. Zusammenfassung Doormen know what their tenants eat! what kind of movies they watch! whom they spend time with! and whether they have kinky sex. But if doormen are unusually familiar with their tenants! they are also socially very distant. This book untangles this unusual dynamic to reveal the many ways tenants and doormen negotiate their complex relationship.

Customer reviews

No reviews have been written for this item yet. Write the first review and be helpful to other users when they decide on a purchase.

Write a review

Thumbs up or thumbs down? Write your own review.

For messages to CeDe.ch please use the contact form.

The input fields marked * are obligatory

By submitting this form you agree to our data privacy statement.