Cosmetic Surgery Narratives: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Women's Accounts

by Debra Gimlin and Patricia E Karetzky

This book examines British and American women's narratives of cosmetic surgery collected between 1995 and 2007, with particular attention to what those narratives say about the contemporary status of cosmetic surgery and "local" ideas about its legitimate and illegitimate uses. The book argues that British and American women employ justificatory strategies that normalize aesthetic procedures by aligning them with nationally-specific notions of "appropriate"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230579388
• ISBN13: 9780230579385
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 197 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"