The Social Psychology of Clothing: Symbolic Appearances in Context,9781563671074

The Social Psychology of Clothing: Symbolic Appearances in Context

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9781563671074
ISBN10: 1563671077
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1996-08-01
Publisher(s): Bloomsbury USA Academic
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Summary

In this updated edition of the classic text, Kaiser explores the unconscious thought processes we use to decide not just how clothes look, but what they mean. In a new section, the author addresses the increasingly multicultural emphasis of the study of clothing and appearance. She also examines fashion in terms of gender, ethnicity, sexuality and class, offering a more inclusive vision of the social psychology of clothing.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Acknowledgments xi
Part One ... Symbolic Appearances in Context 1(94)
The Social Psychology of Clothing: Defining the Discipline
3(26)
Basic Terms
4(8)
History of Knowledge on Clothing and Human Behavior
12(15)
Suggested Readings
27(2)
Toward a Contextual Perspective
29(36)
Symbolic Appearance in Context
30(3)
Cognitive Perspective
33(6)
Symbolic-Interactionist Perspective
39(9)
Cultural Perspective
48(8)
Summary
56(7)
Suggested Readings
63(2)
Clothing, Appearance, and the Social Construction of Gender
65(30)
Appearance Coding and the Social Construction of Gender: A Contextual Approach
68(6)
Historical Context of Gender Coding in American Culture
74(15)
Doing versus Being: An Artificial Dichotomy
89(3)
Suggested Readings
92(3)
Part Two ... Appearance and the Self 95(116)
The Body in Context
97(48)
Body Image
98(10)
Body Cathexis
108(1)
Body in Cultural and Historical Context
109(11)
Gender and the Social Construction of the Body: A Contextual Perspective
120(6)
Physical Attractiveness
126(7)
Stigma and the Physical Self
133(9)
Suggested Readings
142(3)
Appearance and Self-Concept
145(36)
Self and Appearance
147(6)
Person in Society
153(1)
Socialization and Appearance
154(10)
Assessing Appearance and Self
164(10)
Self-Esteem
174(2)
Self-Symbolizing
176(3)
Suggested Readings
179(2)
Appearance Management and Self-Presentation
181(30)
Self-Presentation
182(4)
Identity and Appearance: The Visual Self in Context
186(4)
Dramaturgy and Appearance
190(11)
Self-Monitoring
201(5)
Acting versus Interacting
206(2)
Suggested Readings
208(3)
Part Three ... Appearance Communication in Context 211(136)
The Underlying Context of Appearance
213(38)
Appearance Signs
216(3)
Semiotic Analysis of Appearance
219(9)
Appearance as Nonverbal Communication
228(9)
Characteristics of Appearance Messages
237(12)
Suggested Readings
249(2)
Appearance and Social Cognition
251(20)
Cognitive Structures
252(2)
Cognitive Categories
254(3)
Appearance Perception and Inference
257(2)
The Case of Novel Stimuli
259(2)
Attribution
261(4)
Trait Perceptions Based on Clothing
265(4)
Suggested Readings
269(2)
Perceiver Variables
271(36)
Self as Perceiver
272(1)
Identity-linked Variables
272(16)
Projection of Self-Esteem
288(1)
Personal Values and Interest in Clothing
289(14)
Awareness of Clothing
303(1)
Suggested Readings
304(3)
Appearance Communication: A Two-Way Process
307(40)
Appearance and Discourse
308(3)
Sender's Perspective: Intentional versus Unintentional Communication
311(1)
Receiver's Perspective: Routine versus Intrigued Perceptions
312(3)
Sender and Receiver
315(2)
Appearance and Negotiation
317(3)
Identity Assignment
320(14)
Definition of the Situation
334(9)
Understanding Appearance Communication
343(1)
Suggested Readings
344(3)
Part Four ... Appearance and Culture 347(104)
Appearance in Group and Organizational Culture
351(36)
Characteristics of Culture
352(1)
Group as Idioculture
352(1)
Personal Appearance and Group Dynamics
353(8)
Appearance in Organizations
361(8)
Organizational Cultures: Ideal Types
369(14)
Total Institutions
383(2)
Suggested Readings
385(2)
Society, Appearance, and Fashion
387(24)
Social Structure and the Emergence of Fashion
388(4)
Gemeinschaft versus Gesellschaft
392(9)
Postindustrial Society and Postmodern Culture
401(9)
Suggested Readings
410(1)
Cultural Categories, Appearance, and Social Stratification
411(40)
Cultural Principles and Social Stratification
413(5)
Gender
418(6)
Physical Attractiveness
424(5)
Age
429(3)
Social Class
432(12)
Ethnicity
444(5)
Continuity and Change in Categorical Boundaries
449(1)
Suggested Readings
450(1)
Part Five ... Culture Change and Continuity 451(88)
Cultural Dynamics and Identity Construction
453(28)
Cultural Ambivalence and the Meaning of Style
454(17)
Identification and Differentiation
471(7)
Freedom in Dress
478(1)
Suggested Readings
479(2)
Fashion Change: Social-Psychological Processes in Cultural and Historical Context
481(34)
Class Struggle Theories
483(4)
Collective Selection Theory
487(4)
Mass Market Theory and Fashion Diffusion
491(12)
Subcultural Leadership Theories
503(6)
Ambivalence Theories
509(4)
Suggested Readings
513(2)
Global Influences and Identity Expression
515(24)
Postmodernism in the Global Village
516(2)
World Views on Culture
518(9)
Diversity in Cultural Patterns
527(7)
Acculturation and Assimilation
534(2)
Cultural and Individual Identity
536(1)
Contextual Perspective on Cultural Identity
536(2)
Suggested Readings
538(1)
Part Six ... Symbolic Appearances in Diverse Contexts: Emerging Insights, Expanding Possibilities 539(56)
Clothes, Communities, Identities: Toward an Inclusive, Integrative Understanding
545(50)
Inclusive and Integrating Themes
547(4)
Global Times
551(7)
Media Connections
558(8)
Community Styles
566(9)
Identity Work
575(8)
Contextual Flexibility
583(9)
Suggested Readings
592(3)
References 595(36)
Author Index 631(8)
Subject Index 639

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