Cosmetic Surgery Narratives

A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Women's Accounts

Debra Gimlin (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

197 Seiten

2012 | 1st ed. 2012
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-349-36804-4 (ISBN)

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This book examines British and American women's narratives of cosmetic surgery, exploring what those narratives say about the contemporary status of cosmetic surgery and 'local' ideas about its legitimate and illegitimate uses.

DEBRA GIMLIN is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Aberdeen, UK. She is the author of Body Work: Beauty and Self-Image in American Culture and co-editor (with David Inglis) of Globalization and Food.

Introduction Cosmetic Surgery in Two Healthcare Contexts Accounts of Embodiment and their Cultural Repertoires Evaluating Cosmetic Surgery in Britain and the US The Symbolic Boundaries of Surgical 'Otherness' US Repertoires in a Changing Surgical Landscape Conclusions Bibliography Index

Erscheinungsdatum	13.05.2016
Zusatzinfo	IX, 197 p.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie ► Ästhetische und Plastische Chirurgie
	Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Med. Psychologie / Soziologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-349-36804-0 / 1349368040
ISBN-13	978-1-349-36804-4 / 9781349368044
Zustand	Neuware