Women, Doctors and Cosmetic Surgery

Negotiating the 'Normal' Body

By: Rhian Parker

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Hardcover | 1 April 2010 | Edition Number 1

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248 Pages

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1 - 17

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21.59 x 13.97 x 1.6

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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.

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Non-Fiction Society & Culture Cultural Studies Popular Culture Medicine Medicine in General Medical Profession Doctor Patient Relationship Surgery Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Cosmetic Surgery Social Groups

Gender Studies Gender Studies: Women and Girls Sociology & Anthropology Sociology

Introduction
Cosmetic Surgery and the 'Normalisation' of the Body: A Short History
The Female Body and Body Image: An Historical Perspective
Social and Feminist Theories and the Body
The Cosmetic Surgery Business
Cosmetic Surgery: Patient and Doctor Motivations
Communication Between Doctors and Patients in the Cosmetic Surgery Setting
Understanding Risk in Cosmetic Surgery
Conclusion
References
Index
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Women, Doctors and Cosmetic Surgery

Negotiating the 'Normal' Body

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