Appearance and Power

By: Kim K. P. Johnson (Editor), Sharron J. Lennon (Editor), Joanne B. Eicher (Editor)

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Paperback | 1 September 2010 | Edition Number 1

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Appearance has repeatedly been shown to have a potent and immediate effect on others in a wide range of circumstances. In particular, the consequences of women's appearance are severe and have social, economic, and legal ramifications. From the more obvious role of uniforms in social control through to the subtle interplay between size and status, appearance counts. The vast number of people seeking body alterations or modifications through dieting, tattooing, piercing and plastic surgery attests to the importance of how we look, not only to others but also to ourselves.

This book tackles the charged and frequently painful subject of how appearance affects social interaction and the role of larger social structures in perpetuating and institutionalizing it as an evaluative criterion. What effect does obesity have on power(lessness)? What role does women's dress play in others' perception of consent in cases of rape? How do groups operating on the margins of mainstream society use appearance to negotiate power, make statements and effect change? What roles do gender and ethnicity play in the workplace?

This provocative book attempts not only to answer these questions, but to lay foundations for future research in an area which affects everyone in profound and often invisible ways.

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Acknowledgements
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Appearance and Social Power	p. 1
Survivors of Rape: Functions and Implications of Dress in a Context of Coercive Power	p. 11
Dressed to Commune, Dressed to Kill: Changing Police Imagery in England and Wales	p. 33
Clothing, Power, and the Workplace	p. 59
Dress for Success in the Popular Press	p. 79
Sex, Dress, and Power in the Workplace: Star Trek, The Next Generation	p. 103
The Power of Style: On Rejection of the Accepted	p. 127
Even Furthur: The Power of Subcultural Style in Techno Culture	p. 141
Social Power and Appearance Management among Women	p. 153
Obesity and Powerlessness	p. 173
Index	p. 199
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