The American beauty industry encyclopedia /

The business of beauty is ubiquitous in American society. This multibillion-dollar industry stands at the intersection of culture, society, and commerce, reaching into our pocketbooks and our headlines. It affords women--and men, too--the opportunity to assert notions of desirability, race, gender,...

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Other Authors: Willett, Julie A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, c2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • List of entries
  • List of entries by topic
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chronology
  • The encyclopedia
  • Appendix 1: Percentage of U.S. beauty industry employees by occupation, sex, race, and ethnicity, 2007
  • Appendix 2: Number of salon-type establishments in the United States with payroll employees.