Appearance as Capital

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. Taking a sociological approach, the authors of Appearance as Capital examine physical appearance as a normatively regulated form of capital and explore how it is possible to accumulate and convert capital based on physical appearance.

About the author

Outi Sarpila is an Adjunct Professor (docent) in Economic Sociology. She is currently working as a Senior Research Fellow at the INVEST flagship, Sociology unit, University of Turku.
Iida Kukkonen is a Senior Researcher at the Unit of Economic Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Turku.
Tero Pajunen is a Senior Researcher at the Unit of Economic Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Turku.
Erica Åberg, PhD, works as a Senior Researcher at the INVEST flagship, Sociology unit, University of Turku.

Summary

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. Taking a sociological approach, the authors of Appearance as Capital examine physical appearance as a normatively regulated form of capital and explore how it is possible to accumulate and convert capital based on physical appearance.

Product details

• Assisted by: Erica (University of Turku Aberg (Editor), Iida Kukkonen (Editor), Iida (University of Turku Kukkonen (Editor), Lida Kukkonen (Editor), Tero Pajunen (Editor), Tero (University of Turku Pajunen (Editor), Outi Sarpila (Editor), Outi (University of Turku Sarpila (Editor)
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781800437111
• ISBN: 978-1-80043-711-1
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 287 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories