Informative Essay: Barbra In The Workplace

The job of a barber is currently to cut, dress, groom, style and shave men and boy’s hair. This may seem like pretty simple profession but there is actually a lot to learn to do all of it. The workplace of a barber is known as a barbershop. It is known as a place for socializing and a place where debates take place and it is also a place that has been helpful in shaping identities of boys and men. The history of barbers dates way back in time. In fact the word barber comes from the Latin word “barba” which means beard. In the times of ancient Egypt barbers were highly respected individuals. In some tribes they were one of the most important people because it was believed that the barbers were capable of extracting evil spirits from
On December 5, 1887 The Journeymen Barber International Union was formed given barber’s a professional organization that they could associate themselves with. In 1893, Mr. A.B. Molar published the first textbook about barbering and in 1897, the first barber license law was passed. This law was designed to give sanitary practices for barbering. It also provided education and technical requirements for barbering. In the late 19th century organizations of barbers formed. Some of the organizations included “boss barber”, “master barber” and an employee organization known as “The Journeyman Barber”. By the 1880’s the average barber shop cost about twenty dollars to fully equip and were pretty small in size. The shop has a straight-backed chair with a headpiece, a basin of water, a piece of soap and a brush (to be used by all), setting chairs and just enough of towels to last the week (one towel for every twelve customers). At this time a cut was about five or ten cents and a shave was three cents. Another great advancement for barbers happened in 1925 when the Associated Master Barbers and Beautification of America established The National Education Council for barbers. The purpose of this was to standardize school training and uplift the art of barbers. The achievements of this council included; standardizing barber schools and their requirements, the training of barber school teachers, the establishment of a curriculum for barbers and to form a model license