Women in the Political Economy Ser.: Dishing It Out : Power and Resistance among Waitresses in a New Jersey Restaurant by Greta Paules (1991, Trade Paperback)
Reviews"[P]rovides a vivid picture of the bustle and banter of restaurant life from the waitresses' point of view.... Paules highlights the freedom of interpretation that allows workers to resist potentially demeaning aspects of their jobs." -American Journal of Sociology, "[P]rovides a vivid picture of the bustle and banter of restaurant life from the waitresses' point of view.... Paules highlights the freedom of interpretation that allows workers to resist potentially demeaning aspects of their jobs." -- American Journal of Sociology, "[P]rovides a vivid picture of the bustle and banter of restaurant life from the waitresses' point of view.... Paules highlights the freedom of interpretation that allows workers to resist potentially demeaning aspects of their jobs." - American Journal of Sociology
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal305.43/642
SynopsisReveals the strategies that experienced waitresses employ to improve their own positions rather than aspiring towards management. This book confronts stereotypical characterizations of waitresses through the voices of some aggressive, determined, tough, and resilient women.