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aesthetic labour: a standalone construct

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Sociology of work

employers' recruitment and shaping of workers' looks, speech and bodily dispositions so they embody the brand.

In sociology of work, aesthetic labour refers to employers' recruitment and shaping of workers' looks, speech and bodily dispositions so they embody the brand. This meaning comes from Warhurst (2007) in Work, Employment and Society.[1]

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References

Warhurst, C., & Nickson, D. (2007). Employee experience of aesthetic labour in retail and hospitality. Work, Employment and Society, 21(1), 103-120. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017007073622

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