Doing Business With Beauty: Black Women, Hair Salons, and the Racial Enclave Economy - Paperback

by Adia Harvey Wingfield (Author)

Using in-depth interviews with hair salon owners, Doing Business with Beauty explores several facets of the business of owning a hair salon, including the process of becoming an owner, the dynamics of the owner-employee relationship, and the factors that steer black women to work in the hair industry. Harvey Wingfield examines the black female business owner's struggle for autonomy and success in entrepreneurship.

Author Biography

Adia Harvey Wingfield is assistant professor of sociology at Georgia State University.