Lifestyle Media and the Formation of the Self

Raisborough, J.

Be the best you can be' urge self-help books and makeover TV shows, but what kind of self is imagined as needing a makeover and what kind of self is imagined as the happy result? Drawing on recent sociology and psychology, this book explores the function of slummy mummies, headless zombies and living autopsies to creating an idea of self.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2011-01-05

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230242951

DOI: 10.1057/9780230297555

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 185