Everyday Sociology Talk: The Fashion Industry Labor Market

Sociologist Ashley Mears, author of Pricing Beauty: The Making of a Fashion Model, discusses the nature of the fashion labor market with Karen Sternheimer.

 

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22 thoughts on “Everyday Sociology Talk: The Fashion Industry Labor Market

  1. Bailey's avatar Bailey

    I didn’t realize that models don’t have a lot of power and only has success if so many people look at them in that way. I didn’t realize that their jobs are not stable as well.

  2. True. Many people do look @ models as objects. I was at a fashion show last year where the presented the latest, most fashionable mini dresses in new york – the models were objects, designed to present the dresses, not the other way around. I believe if the model is not the subject, then @ work, it sure is an object, or at least a medium.

  3. The best choice for showing how sociology can illuminate the real-life issues confronting your students. The authors combine classic theories of sociology with contemporary research to show readers how sociological explanations can give us insights into our own lives, as well as reveal the connections between our experiences and the wider social world.

  4. Over the years, the fashion industry has been changing for better. Gone are the days where the industry was experiencing labor unrest and discrimination.

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