Cosmetic Surgery, Gender and Culture

AvS. Fraser

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

Women's magazines teem with its promises and horror stories; Through its representation, cosmetic surgery impacts on us all, not just those who go 'under the knife'. This book investigates the ways in which cosmetic surgery is shaping gender, and in the process, it questions contemporary cultural studies assumptions about how we read the media.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-01-01
Mått:140 x 216 x 14 mm
Vikt:322 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:243
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781349511600

Utforska kategorier

Plastikkirurgi och rekonstruktiv kirurgi inom Medicin
Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

SUZANNE FRASER is a research fellow at the National Centre in HIV Social Research, University of New South Wales. She has a PhD in Gender Studies, and has published in the areas of health, feminism and cosmetic surgery.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction PART 1: TOOLS Toolkit for a Modest Witness Pressures of the Text: Intertextuality and Preferred Readings PART 2: DISCOURSES Women's Magazines: Glossing Femininity Feminist Imaginary Bodies The 'Art' of Cosmetic Surgery: Medicine, Metaphor and Meaning The Regulation of Gender: Cosmetic Surgery, Regulatory Processes and Femininity Conclusion Bibliography