WST 3323 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Joan Jacobs Brumberg, Minimally Invasive Procedures, Plastic Surgery
9 Dec 2016
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Some body modification is related to class, only some people can afford to modify their body in some ways. The body project: an intimate history of american girls by joan. History of teenage girls and their bodies in america from 1830s to 1990s. Women"s bodies are unacceptable in their natural state (fahs & delgado, p. 14) Top 5 cosmetic surgical procedures for women: breast augmentation. Top 5 cosmetic surgical procedures for men: nose reshaping, eyelid surgery, breast reduction in men, liposuction, facelift. As of 2015 in the us, women had 87% of surgical cosmetic procedures and 92% of minimally invasive procedures. This form of body modification now falls under the umbrella of health care (twpfw) More common in south korea than us. General dissatisfaction with body, not necessarily a diagnosable disorder. Sociocultural norms and knowledge of others who had surgery. Neoliberal idea of individual choice and control. Women like their altered parts more than before.
