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http://dx.doi.org/10.5850/JKSCT.2016.40.2.342

Clothing Norms & Conflict of 20·30s Women in Work Place -Focus on Types of Work Places-  

Kim, Tae Eun (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University)
Ha, Jisoo (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles / v.40, no.2, 2016 , pp. 342-352 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined the fashion culture of 20-30s working women through clothing norm relationships in the workplace. A literature research was conducted along with qualitative research, in-depth interviews in order to understand the domestic working environment and fashion culture such as lifestyle and consumer culture characteristics of 20-30s working women. The results were: First, it showed that the increased number of members having various inclinations caused subcultures through an increase of women's economic activities and transition to a knowledge-information society in domestic work places that changed into a business casual that recognized employees' autonomy and diversity. Second, in the working place, clothing norms coexist as stipulated by statutes, company rules, and official documents as well as others implied by experiences of sanction against members. Workplace closing norms are classified into norms of exposure that draw attention to clothes and casual clothes. Third, it showed that factors pressuring clothing norms are classified as external pressures and by spontaneous self-censorship that cause conflict and confusion with working women's fashion according to the degree of pressure. Two kinds of pressure by others (or types of departments and members) were observed.
Keywords
Clothing norm; 20.30s working women; Work place fashion culture; Normative conflict;
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