Learning from Small Change
Clerkship and the Labors of Convenience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2278629 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gavin Hamilton Whitelaw |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 62-69 |
| Publication date | 2008-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology of Work Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0883-024X • E-ISSN: 1548-1417 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1548-1417.2008.00021.x |
| OpenAlex | W1973760084 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 17 |
Convenience stores are atop the list of global retail chains blamed for homogenizing landscapes, deskilling labor, and eroding local cultural difference. Further still, their very ubiquity and "nonplace"-ness is said to challenge conventional modes of ethnographic inquiry. In the following article, I move beyond such broad assumptions by examining how the convenience store constitutes a meaningful lifeworld and culturally embedded economic institution. Drawing on my training and experiences as a clerk, I explore in particular how impersonal familiarity is constructed and contested within the context of this retail environment
Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Japanese History and Culture · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |