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Hobbs, Dick; O'Brien, Kate and Westmarland, Louise
(2007).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-4446.2007.00137.x
Abstract
This paper explores the emerging role of women who work as 'bouncers' or doorstaff, in the night-time economy and examines how the cultural capital of the female bouncer is connected to the methods utilized to control licensed premises.It is drawn from a study that combined ethnographic observations and interviews in five major Uk cities whcih explored a diverse range of issues such as gendered bodies, femininities, and violence.
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- Item ORO ID
- 9451
- Item Type
- Journal Item
- ISSN
- 1468-4446
- Keywords
- Night-time economy; bouncers; door security; gender; violence
- Academic Unit or School
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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies > Social Policy and Criminology
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) - Research Group
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International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research (ICCCR)
Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative (HERC) - Depositing User
- Louise Westmarland