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| Author: | Zuckerman, E.W. (et al.) |
| Title: | Robust identities or nonentities? Typecasting in the feature-film labor market |
| Journal: | American Journal of Sociology
2003 : MAR, VOL. 108:5, p. 1018-1074 |
| Index terms: | Labour markets Film industry Internet Research USA |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article addresses two seemingly incompatible claims about identity: a. complex, multivalent identities are advantageous because they afford greater flexibility versus and b. simple, focused identities are advantageous because they facilitate valuation. Following Faulkner, it is hypothesized that a focused identity is helpful in gaining entré into an arena but subsequently leads to increasing limitations. The labour market for feature-film actors is analyzed via career patterns recorded in the Internet Movie Database and interviews with key informants, allowing the article to distinguish between typecasting effects and those due to underlying skill differences or social networks. |
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