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This document discusses the social structure of Vietnamese-owned nail salons through four sociological perspectives: functionalist, conflict, symbolic interactionist, and feminist. It highlights how these salons meet labor demands, reflect historical contexts, facilitate social interactions, and exhibit gender inequalities. Each perspective provides a unique lens to analyze the dynamics within these establishments.

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This document discusses the social structure of Vietnamese-owned nail salons through four sociological perspectives: functionalist, conflict, symbolic interactionist, and feminist. It highlights how these salons meet labor demands, reflect historical contexts, facilitate social interactions, and exhibit gender inequalities. Each perspective provides a unique lens to analyze the dynamics within these establishments.

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Seeing Sociology: An Introduction

Third Edition

Chapter 4: Module 4.9


Applying Theory: The
Social Structure of Nail
Salons

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Applying Theory: The Social Structure of
Nail Salons (1 of 2)

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Applying Theory: The Social Structure of
Nail Salons (2 of 2)
In this module you will learn
• how sociologists, inspired by each of the four
perspectives, analyze Vietnamese-owned nail
salons

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Functionalist Perspective

• Places the emphasis on order and stability


• Immigration to the United States (and elsewhere)
has always functioned to meet labor demands and
create new businesses to stimulate the economy.

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Conflict Perspective

• Places emphasis on conflict


• The flow of refugees from Vietnam to nail salons in
the United States must be placed in the context of
the Vietnam War.

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Symbolic Interactionist Perspective

• Places emphasis on social interaction and sense of


self
• It is very common to hear nail salon workers speak
to one another in Vietnamese, and for their clients to
focus on an iPad or smartphone while getting nails
done.

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Feminist Perspective

• Places the emphasis on gender inequalities


• Nail salons are gendered, as only 4 percent of nail
technicians are male, and most clients are women.

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What Do Sociologists See? (1 of 2)

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What Do Sociologists See? (2 of 2)

Sociologists inspired by four perspectives see an


operation that absorbs the labor of immigrant flowing
into the United States from Vietnam (functionalist). That
flow must be placed in the context of the Vietnam war
(conflict). A social structure emerged that
accommodated Vietnamese-speaking manicurists and
English-speaking customers (symbolic interaction).
This salon is a gendered operation – mostly females
manicurists serving almost all female clients.
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