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100	1		_aNorthrop, Jane Megan.
245	1	0	_aReflecting on cosmetic surgery _h[electronic resource] : _bbody image, shame and narcissism / _cJane Megan Northrop.
260			_aMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; _aNew York, N.Y. : _bRoutledge, _c2012.
300			_a227 p.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [216]-223) and index.
505	0		_a1. 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.
520			_a"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 proposes that cosmetic surgery is initiated within the vulnerable and divisive relationship between the self and its poor body image. Poor body image and the attempt at its reparation are examined conceptually through shame and narcissism. With compelling case studies and a multi-disciplinary approach, <EM>Reflecting on Cosmetic Surgery</EM> demonstrates that shame constitutes a framework through which we formulate appearance norms and learn the art of becoming socially embodied. Shame concerns the self, but manifests in response to perceived social phenomena. Through the evaluation and amendment of body image with cosmetic surgery, notions of self and social worthiness are played out. Northrop argues convincingly for a review of the way in which we view narcissism and proposes that shame, and the discomforts arising from it, are implicated in its occurrence. This book will appeal to students and scholars across the social sciences, and particularly in womens studies and gender studies"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"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 proposes that cosmetic surgery is initiated within the vulnerable and divisive relationship between the self and its poor body image. Poor body image and the attempt at its reparation are examined conceptually through shame and narcissism. With compelling case studies and a multi-disciplinary approach, Reflecting on Cosmetic Surgery demonstrates that shame constitutes a framework through which we formulate appearance norms and learn the art of becoming socially embodied. Shame concerns the self, but manifests in response to perceived social phenomena. Through the evaluation and amendment of body image with cosmetic surgery, notions of self and social worthiness are played out. Northrop argues convincingly for a review of the way in which we view narcissism and proposes that shame, and the discomforts arising from it, are implicated in its occurrence. This book will appeal to students and scholars across the social sciences, and particularly in women's studies and gender studies"-- _cProvided by publisher.
530			_aAlso available in print edition.
538			_aMode of access: World Wide Web.
650		0	_aSurgery, Plastic _xSocial aspects.
650		0	_aSurgery, Plastic _xPsychological aspects.
650		0	_aBody image in women.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2lcsh
776	1		_z9780415521390 (hardback)
856	4	0	_uhttp://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9780203121511 _zClick here to view
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