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Goodbye to the barbershop?

  • Written by Kristen Barber, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Southern Illinois University
imageNationwide, barbershops are on the decline.'Barber' via www.shutterstock.com

With their red, white and blue striped poles, dark Naugahyde chairs and straight razor shaves, barbershops hold a special place in American culture.

But numbers show that barbershops are dwindling. According to census data, from 1992 to 2012 we saw a 23 percent decrease in...

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