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Women, Doctors and Cosmetic Surgery: Negotiating the 'Normal' Body

Women, Doctors and Cosmetic Surgery: Negotiating the 'Normal' Body - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:R. ParkerPublish date:3/10/2010Pages:238
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9780230574007ISBN-10:0230574009UPC:9780230574007Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Gender Studies, Sociology, Popular CultureSize:8.50 x 5.60 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.409Product ID:SC3QD4H646
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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9780230574007ISBN-10:0230574009UPC:9780230574007Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Gender Studies, Sociology, Popular CultureSize:8.50 x 5.60 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.409Product ID:SC3QD4H646
RHIAN PARKER is an Associate Professor at the Australian National University. She is a health sociologist with diverse research interests that include women's health, body image and the delivery of primary care. She has previously worked at the University of Queensland, University of Melbourne, Monash University the University of Canberra, Australia.
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

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2010 Edition

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R. Parker

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R. Parker

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