1st Edition
Reflecting on Cosmetic Surgery Body image, Shame and Narcissism
By Jane Northrop
Copyright 2012
240 Pages
by
Routledge
238 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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Cosmetic surgery represents an extreme form of modern grooming. It is the fastest growing medical specialty, yet misconceptions abound about those who undertake it and their reasons for doing so. With a grounded approach, engaging 30 women through in-depth interview, this study explores how they chose cosmetic surgery as an option. Their accounts frame a theoretical discussion, in which Northrop... Read more
Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Evolving Appearance Norms and Cosmetic Surgery 2. Women, Appearance and Cosmetic Surgery 3. The Mirrored Self 4. Shame and the Social Self 5. Shame and Subjective Experience 6. Evaluating Body Image 7. Shame and Cosmetic Surgery 8. Just Look at Yourself. References.
Biography
Jane Northrop has been a midwife and nurse for most of her career, and is currently combining part-time work in palliative care with a research position at the University of Tasmania (UTAS). In 2002 she completed an Honours degree in Sociology at UTAS, in which she examined the experiences of people living with Hepatitis C. She was awarded First Class Honours and received the TASA Award. In 2003 she was awarded an APA scholarship and began a PhD in the School of Sociology and Social Work at UTAS, examining the motivations of those who undertake cosmetic surgery. She received her doctorate in 2010.
