Connecting the gendered door: women, violence and doorwork

Hobbs, Dick; O'Brien, Kate and Westmarland, Louise (2007). Connecting the gendered door: women, violence and doorwork. British Journal of Sociology, 58(1), pp. 21–38.

DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link:	http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1111/j.1468-4446.2007.00137.x
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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.

Item Type:	Journal Article
ISSN:	1468-4446
Keywords:	Night-time economy; bouncers; door security; gender; violence
Academic Unit/Department:	Social Sciences > Social Policy and Criminology
Interdisciplinary Research Centre:	International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research (ICCCR)
Item ID:	9451
Depositing User:	Louise Westmarland
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2007
Last Modified:	02 Dec 2010 20:04
URI:	http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/9451

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