Cosmetic surgery, gender and culture / Suzanne Fraser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fraser, Suzanne, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surgery, Plastic--Psychological aspects.

Surgery, Plastic.

Surgery, Plastic--Sociological aspects.

Self-perception in women.

Physical Description:

viii, 243 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

Summary:

Through its representation, cosmetic surgery impacts on us all, not just those who go "under the knife." Women's magazines teem with its promises and horror stories; feminists ardently debate its status as harmful or heroic; surgeons and regulators compete to define which procedures can be offered and how. 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-236) and index.

ISBN:

1403912998

OCLC:

51817367