Sneakers: Fashion, Gender, and Subculture

Cover\nContents\nList of Illustrations\nAcknowledgments\nIntroduction: Placing Sneakers within Sociology\n	Sneakers and youth subcultures within sociology\n	Subcultural ethnography as an outsider/insider researcher\n	A background of the sneaker industry\n	Literature on sneakers\n	Outline of the book\n1 Academic Research on Footwear\n	The sociocultural significance of footwear\n	Footwear in fashion and dress studies\n	Studies on historical footwear\n	Footwear and sumptuary laws\n	Footwear in rituals and religion\n	Footwear as a fetish object\n	Conclusion\n2\rSneakers as a Subculture: Emerging from Underground to Upperground\n	Three waves of the sneaker phenomenon\n	The First Wave pre-Jordan Phenomenon as an underground subculture\n	Rejection of a legitimate aesthetic taste\n	The Second Wave post-Jordan Sneaker Phenomenon\n	The production of new sneaker technologies\n	Controversies and debates to strengthen the subcultural bond\n	Conclusion\n3\rSneakers as a Symbol of Manhood: Wearing Masculinity on Their Feet\n	Footwear and gender\n	High heels: Mobility for men and immobility for women\n	A male material object that binds subcultural members\n	The exploration of masculinity in subcultures\n	Male socialization through sneaker trading using social capital\n	Distinguishing oneself from a female shopper as a male entrepreneur\n	The culture of endorsement: The personification of success\n	The\rincreasing significance of gender and the declining significance of race\n	The construction of masculine identity\n	Conclusion\n4\rSneakers as Fashion: Reclaiming Masculine Adornment\n	A functional shift from practicality to adornment\n	Reclaiming fashion and adornment as a male affair\n	In pursuit of limited edition sneakers: Neophilias and neomanias\n	The Third Wave Sneaker Phenomenon: Sneaker hunting as a game\n	The commodification and diffusion of sneaker subculture\n	Sneakers as part of the growing streetwear industry\n	Sneakers\ras postmodern fashion: Transcending categorical boundaries\n	Conclusion\n5\rThe Sneaker Subculture from Durkheimian Perspectives\n	Connecting theory and practice\n	Transition from modernity to postmodernity\n	Overcoming accelerated anomie in postmodern society\n	Social\rcohesion, collective conscience, and mechanical/organic solidarity\n	Conclusion\nConclusion: Future Directions and Possibilities in Footwear Studies\nNotes\nBibliography\nIndex