Cabin pressure: The dialectics of emotional labour in the airline industry

Journal of Transport History

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 73-85

  Whitelegg, Drew ^a,b  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti sexism; Cabin crew; Emotional labour; Feminism; Labour

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; GENDER ISSUE; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0036523225     PISSN: 00225266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7227/tjth.23.1.8     Document Type: Article

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