Wellness in Whiteness : Biomedicalization and the Promotion of Whiteness and Youth among Women / Amina Mire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mire, Amina, author.

Series:

Routledge research in gender and society

Routledge Research in Gender and Society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 pages).

Other Title:

Knowledge Unlatched.

Place of Publication:

London : Taylor and Francis, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book analyses the social and ethical implications of the globalization of emerging skin-whitening and anti-ageing biotechnology. Using an intersectional theoretical framework and a content analysis methodology drawn from cultural studies, the sociology of knowledge, the history of colonial medicine and critical race theory, it examines technical reports, as well as print and on-line advertisements from pharmaceutical and cosmetics companies for skin-whitening products. With close attention to the promises of 'ageless beauty', 'brightened', youthful skin and solutions to 'pigmentation problems' for non-white women, the author reveals the dynamics of racialization and biomedicalization at work. A study of a significant sector of the globalised health and wellness industries, Wellness in Whiteness will appeal to social scientists with interests in gender, race and ethnicity, biotechnology and embodiment.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

KU Select 2018: HSS Frontlist Books

BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 102675

ISBN:

9781351234146

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access