Racial differences in restaurant tipping: A labour process perspective

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1053-1075

  Brewster, Zachary W ^a   Mallinson, Christine ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Gratuities; Labour process; Powerlessness; Race; Restaurant patrons; Restaurant servers; Service work; Tipping

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; FUTURE PROSPECT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; RACIAL DISPARITY; SERVICE SECTOR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349085882     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060902764343     Document Type: Article

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