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

Pages 57-70

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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

Pages 71-83

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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

Pages 103-115

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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

Pages 165-172

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Appendices

Pages 173-176

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Index

Pages 177-179

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DOI

10.1108/9781800437081

Publication date

2021-11-29

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ISBN

978-1-80043-711-1

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978-1-80043-708-1

Table of contents

Part I Accumulating a Gendered Form of Capital

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

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