Doing business with beauty
Subtitle: black women, hair salons, and the racial enclave economy
By: Adia Harvey Wingfield.
Series: Perspectives on a multiracial America; Perspectives on a multiracial America series
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 155
ISBN-13: 9780742561168
Subjects: Minority business enterprises -- United States; Women-owned business enterprises -- United States; Businesswomen -- United States; Beauty shops -- United States; Beauty operators -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-148) and index.
Table of contents: title: The racial enclave economy; title: Black entrepreneurship in historical context; title: Business decisions in the racial enclave economy; title: A pathway to financial security; title: Stereotypes and social support; title: Ethnic divisions in the racial enclave; title: Conclusion.