Erotic Capital

The Power of Attraction in the Boardroom and the Bedroom

Catherine Hakim (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

304 Seiten

2011
Basic Books (Verlag)
978-0-465-02747-7 (ISBN)

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In 2010, pioneering sociologist Catherine Hakim shocked the world with a provocative new theory: In addition to the three recognized personal assets (economic, cultural, and social capital), each individual has a fourth asset,erotic capital,that he or she can, and should, use to advance within society. In this bold and controversial book, Hakim explores the applications and significance of erotic capital, challenging the disapproval meted out to women and men who use sex appeal to get ahead in life. Social scientists have paid little serious attention to these modes of personal empowerment, despite overwhelming evidence of their importance. In Erotic Capital , Hakim marshals a trove of research to show that rather than degrading those who employ it, erotic capital represents a powerful and potentially equalizing tool,one that we scorn only to our own detriment.

Catherine Hakim is a sociologist and Professor at the London School of Economics. An expert on women's employment and family policy and the author of numerous books and more than one hundred papers on social science, she lives in London.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.9.2011
Sprache	englisch
Maße	162 x 241 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sexualität / Partnerschaft
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-465-02747-4 / 0465027474
ISBN-13	978-0-465-02747-7 / 9780465027477
Zustand	Neuware