Taking the Heat: Women Chefs and Gender Inequality in the Professional Kitchen
Author:   Deborah A. Harris ,  Patti Giuffre
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
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9780813571263


Pages:   246
Publication Date:   20 May 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Deborah A. Harris ,  Patti Giuffre
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.513kg
ISBN:  

9780813571263


ISBN 10:   081357126
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   20 May 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction    “There’s a Girl in the Kitchen?!”: Why a Study of Women Chefs1    Home versus Haute: Gender and Status in the Evolution of Professional Chefs2    From Good to Great: Food Media and Becoming an Elite Chef3    Fitting In and Standing Out: Entering the Professional Restaurant Kitchen4    Bitches, Girly Girls, or Moms: Women’s Perceptions of Gender-Appropriate Leadership Styles in Professional Kitchens5    Challenging “Choices”: Women Who Leave Restaurant Kitchen Work6    Where Are the Great Women Chefs?Appendix    Methodological ApproachReferencesIndex  

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In Taking the Heat, Harris and Giuffre analyze the experiences of and reception toward women working as chefs to highlight a fascinating case study of the economic and cultural capital men can accrue through masculinizing so-called 'women's work.' --Kristen Schilt The University of Chicago


In Taking the Heat, Harris and Giuffre analyse the experiences of and reception toward women working as chefs to highlight a fascinating case study of the economic and cultural capital men can accrue through masculinising so-called women's work Kristen Schilt, The University of Chicago


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DEBORAH A. HARRIS is an associate professor of sociology at Texas State University.  PATTI GIUFFRE is a professor of sociology at Texas State University.  

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