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They look at it as dirty: Components of female exotic dancers 'dirty work' stigma

The present study explored the stigmatization experiences of dirty workers in one dirty work job-female exotic dancers-in an effort to understand the components of dirty work stigma. The framework presented here is based on the integration of existing theory regarding the components of stigma and dirty work. Grounded theory was used to guide the collection and analysis of interviews from 18 participants. Five dirty work stigma components were identified in the participant accounts (i.e., awareness of negative perceptions, type of stigma, visibility, controllability, and type of taint). These components were centrally organized around the moral taint of the dirty work job of exotic dancing.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/2383
Date29 August 2005
CreatorsChalkley, Katherine Marie
ContributorsArthur, Winfred, Jr.
PublisherTexas A&M University
Source SetsTexas A and M University
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeBook, Thesis, Electronic Thesis, text
Format165627 bytes, electronic, application/pdf, born digital

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