Surgery Junkies: Wellness and Pathology in Cosmetic Culture

摘要: "Surgery Junkies is an innovative, fast-paced mix of theory and empirical research that advances our understanding contemporary bodies, lifestyle medicine, the making embodied, self-fashioned self. Scholars teachers cultural media studies, sociology body, health society will value its contributions to both their teaching."-Arthur W. Frank, author The Wounded Storyteller: Body, Illness, Ethics Renewal Generosity: Medicine, How Live "Whether analyzing Extreme Makeover, 'Body Dismorphic Disorder,' or her own rhinoplasty, Pitts-Taylor makes difficult theoretical concepts clear-and clearly relevant lives."-Susan Bordo, Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture, Body Despite increasing prevalence cosmetic surgery, there are still those who identify individuals opt for bodily modifications as dupes beauty culture, being in conflict with feminist ideals, having some form psychological weakness. In this ground-breaking book, Victoria examines why we consider surgeries be acceptable even beneficial others unacceptable possibly harmful. Drawing on years research, in-depth interviews surgeons psychiatrists, analysis newspaper articles, legal documents, television shows, personal experience brings new perspectives promotion "extreme" makeovers television, medicalization "surgery addiction," moral political interrogation many patients face, debates topic. a compelling argument experience, meanings, motivations surgery highly social and, doing so, provides much needed "makeover" surgery. associate professor at Queens College Graduate Center, City University New York. She Flesh: Cultural Politics Modification.