Women, Doctors and Cosmetic Surgery [electronic resource] : Negotiating the ‘Normal’ Body /
Parker, R.author.
This book explores an innovative study of women who undergo cosmetic study and the doctors who carry it out. It situates cosmetic surgery as a personal choice made by women against the social and cultural reality of the way women's bodies are scrutinised in Western countries.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Cosmetic Surgery and the 'Normalisation' of the Body: A Short History; 3 The Female Body and Body Image: A Historical Perspective; 4 Social and Feminist Theories and the Body; 5 Into Battle for the Cosmetic Surgery Market; 6 The 'Why' of Cosmetic Surgery: Patient and Doctor Motivations; 7 Communication and Cosmetic Surgery; 8 A Risky Business? Understanding Risk in Cosmetic Surgery; 9 Overview; 10 Looking Forward ... Looking Back; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explores an innovative study of women who undergo cosmetic study and the doctors who carry it out. It situates cosmetic surgery as a personal choice made by women against the social and cultural reality of the way women's bodies are scrutinised in Western countries.
Human body—Social aspects.
Sociology.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Plastic surgery.
Popular works.
Medicine .
Health.
Sociology of the Body.
Gender Studies.
Regional and Cultural Studies.
Plastic Surgery.
Popular Science, general.
Popular Science in Medicine and Health.