Suntanning in 20th Century America
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: August 31, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780786423941
Subjects: Family & Health; Popular culture; 20th century; Popular Culture - General; Cultural And Social Anthropology; U.S. History - 20th Century (General); Social Science; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Sun-baths; Sociology; USA; Social History; Archaeology / Anthropology; Suntan; United States; Anthropology - General; United States - 20th Century; History; Sunscreens (Cosmetics)
Description: "This history examines the twentieth century suntan as a social and scientific phenomenon. Beginning with the years 1900-1920, it debunks the myth that changing attitudes toward the tan sprang largely from the world of fashion. Initial pro-tanning medical hype, emerging negative opinions, the development of sunscreens, the debate over sunscreen efficacy, and the sunless tan"--Provided by publisher.