Ruth Rubinstein

Dress Codes (eBook, ePUB)

Meanings And Messages In American Culture

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Rich with illustrations, this revised and updated second edition of Dress Codes systematically analyzes the meaning and relevance of clothing in American culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 388
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429974915
• Artikelnr.: 56832006

Autorenporträt

Ruth Rubinstein

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Dress in Societal Discourse
Nineteenth-Century Theories of Clothing
Characteristics of Modern Social Discourse
New Institutional Patterns of Discourse
Dressing the Public Self
Clothing Signs and Social Imperatives
The Image of Power
The Image of Authority
Gender Images
Seductive Images
Clothing Symbols and Cultural Values
Wealth and Beauty in the Middle Ages
Leisure and Political Hierarchy
Commerce and Fashion
Beauty As Perfection of Physical Form
The Youth Ideal
The Health Ideal
Publicspeak
Clothing Tie-Signs
Clothing Tie-Symbols
The Presidency and Contemporary Fashion
The Personal Self
Conclusion