Doing Gender Well and Differently in Dirty Work: The Case of Exotic Dancing

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 232-251

  Mavin, Sharon ^a   Grandy, Gina ^a  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dirty work; Doing gender; Exotic dancers; Identity; Sex work

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; MANAGEMENT; PROSTITUTION; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84876088334     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2011.00567.x     Document Type: Article

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