Mediating Access: The Utilization of Status Evaluation Processes in the Work of Bouncing

Sarah McLennan-Dillabough
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Abstract

Evaluative processes play a central role in our social world. These processes are especially salient in the work of bouncing, the work carried out by security staff at establishments licensed to serve alcohol. Bouncers have the power to admit or deny patrons who seek admittance to bars and nightclubs. Although the continual evaluation of patrons’ statuses (including their social status, race, and age) is common in this line of work, little sociological research has focused on these processes. Using interviews and participant observations, this article provides a grounded theory study that aims to expand the sociological knowledge about evaluative processes in the work of bouncing. This article argues that bouncers rely on socially constructed stereotypes in their evaluations of patron attitude and dress, associating certain attitudes and dress with violent behaviour. Bouncers’ reliance on status characteristic stereotypes systematically excludes classes and races of patrons who are perceived to have characteristics associated with violence.
中介准入:状态评估过程在弹跳工作中的应用
评估过程在我们的社会中起着核心作用。这些过程在弹跳工作中尤其突出,弹跳工作是指有执照提供酒精饮料的场所的保安人员所做的工作。保镖有权允许或拒绝寻求进入酒吧和夜总会的顾客。尽管对顾客身份(包括他们的社会地位、种族和年龄)的持续评估在这一行工作中很常见,但很少有社会学研究关注这些过程。通过访谈和参与者观察,本文提供了一个有根据的理论研究,旨在扩展关于弹跳工作评估过程的社会学知识。本文认为保镖在评价顾客的态度和衣着时依赖于社会建构的刻板印象,将某些态度和衣着与暴力行为联系起来。保镖对身份特征刻板印象的依赖系统地排除了那些被认为具有暴力特征的顾客的阶级和种族。
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