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In this chapter we examine different styles of hair and speculate about where they come from, discuss President Donald J. Trump’s hair style, which has been described in different ways, and consider hair styles and age. This leads to a consideration of the semiotics of hair—what different styles of hair signify about people who wear them, aberrant decoding of the messages from hair, and finally the matter of hair color and our attitudes towards blonde hair.
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Berger, A.A. (2018). Hair Styles. In: Perspectives on Everyday Life. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99795-7_20
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