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: 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
• 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
• International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research (ICCCR)
  Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative (HERC)
• Depositing User
• Louise Westmarland