Surgery Junkies: Wellness and Pathology in Cosmetic Culture

by Victoria Pitts-Taylor

Book Overview

​Despite the increasing prevalence of cosmetic surgery, there are still those who identify individuals who opt for bodily modifications as dupes of beauty culture, as being in conflict with feminist ideals, or as having some form of psychological weakness. In this ground-breaking book, Victoria Pitts-Taylor examines why we consider some cosmetic surgeries to be acceptable or even beneficial and others to be unacceptable and possibly harmful...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813540488
• ISBN13: 9780813540481
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 8.5"