Paid to Party: Working Time and Emotion in Direct Home Sales

by Janet Hinson Shope, Jamie L. Mullaney, Professor Jamie L. Mullaney

On any given night in living rooms across America, women gather for a fun girls' night out to eat, drink, and purchase the latest products--from Amway to Mary Kay cosmetics. Beneath the party atmosphere lies a billion-dollar industry, Direct Home Sales (DHS), which is currently changing how women navigate work and family. Drawing from numerous interviews with consultants and observations at company-sponsored events, Paid to Party takes a closer look...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813551846
• ISBN13: 9780813551845
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary