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Under the knife : cosmetic surgery, boundary work, and the pursuit of the natural fake / Samantha Kwan and Jennifer Graves.
Van Pelt Library BF697.5.B63 K83 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kwan, Samantha, author.
- Graves, Jennifer, 1983- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Body image in women--United States.
- Body image in women.
- Surgery, Plastic--Social aspects--United States.
- Surgery, Plastic.
- Surgery, Elective--Social aspects--United States.
- Surgery, Elective.
- Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)--United States.
- Feminine beauty (Aesthetics).
- Human body--Social aspects--United States.
- Human body.
- Human body--Social aspects.
- Self-perception in women.
- Social aspects.
- Surgery, Plastic--Social aspects.
- United States.
- Self-perception in women--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 198 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- "This book uses interviews with women undergoing elective cosmetic surgery to explore the way they make sense of their body project in light of dominant cultural discourses, including women's agency over their bodies and the undesirability of unnatural aesthetics"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The Cosmetic Surgery Paradox
- Motivations and Concerns
- Pursuing the Natural Fake
- Setting Boundaries
- Negotiating "Unnatural" Results
- Resolving Paradoxes.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Kwan, Samantha Shuk Hang, 1971- Under the knife
- ISBN:
- 9781439919323
- 1439919321
- 9781439919330
- 143991933X
- OCLC:
- 1176320037
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