Women, doctors and cosmetic surgery
Subtitle: negotiating the 'normal' body
By: Rhian Parker
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Basingstoke [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780230574007
Subjects: Body Image; Psychology; Social aspects; Plastic surgeons; Social Conditions; Body image in women; Plastic Surgery; Women patients; Women
Description: This title describes the cosmetic surgery experiences of women and doctors. It critiques past theorising in this area and attempts to move the debate beyond the duality of women as victims and women as agents towards a clearer understanding of the complex interactions that occur within cosmetic surgery.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.