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Cosmetic Surgery Narratives

A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Women's Accounts

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. Debra Gimlin

    1. University of Aberdeen, UK

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Debra Gimlin
    Pages 1-25

  3. Cosmetic Surgery in Two Healthcare Contexts

    • Debra Gimlin
    Pages 26-54

  4. Accounts of Embodiment and Their Cultural Repertoires

    • Debra Gimlin
    Pages 55-79

  5. Evaluating Cosmetic Surgery in Britain and the US

    • Debra Gimlin
    Pages 80-102

  6. The Symbolic Boundaries of Surgical ‘Otherness’

    • Debra Gimlin
    Pages 103-125

  7. US Repertoires in a Changing Surgical Landscape

    • Debra Gimlin
    Pages 126-152

  8. Conclusions

    • Debra Gimlin
    Pages 153-166

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 167-197
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About this book

This book examines British and American women's narratives of cosmetic surgery, exploring what those narratives say about the contemporary status of cosmetic surgery and 'local' ideas about its legitimate and illegitimate uses.

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"Cosmetic Surgery Narratives is an excellent addition to a body of work that moves beyond the structure versus agency debates that have previously dominated feminist discussions of cosmetic surgery, drawing attention to an area that warrants further interest and research." - Feminist Review

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Aberdeen, UK

    Debra Gimlin

About the author

DEBRA GIMLIN is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Aberdeen, UK. She is the author of Body Work: Beauty and Self-Image in American Culture and co-editor (with David Inglis) of Globalization and Food.

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