Women, Doctors and Cosmetic Surgery: Negotiating the ‘Normal’ Body

Parker, R.

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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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2010-03-10

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230574007

DOI: 10.1057/9780230246645

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 238