Sneakers: Fashion, Gender, and Subculture 0857857223, 9780857857224

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English Pages 168 Year 2016

Sneakers: Fashion, Gender, and Subculture
0857857223, 9780857857224

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Yuniya Kawamura

Table of contents :
Introduction: placing sneakers within sociology --
Academic research on footwear --
Sneakers as a subculture: emerging from underground to upperground --
Sneakers as a symbol of manhood: wearing masculinity on their feet --
Sneakers as fashion: reclaiming masculine adornment --
The sneaker subculture from Durkheimian perspectives --
Conclusion: future directions and possibilities in footwear studies.

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