Laurie Essig

American Plastic

Boob Jobs, Credit Cards, and Our Quest for Perfection

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Produktbeschreibung

The story of how credit and cosmetic surgery have created a subprime mortgage crisis of the body. In this provocative book, sociologist Laurie Essig traces the history of plastic surgery, tracks the effect of fashion and porn on our desire to "fix" ourselves, and explores our image- and youth-obsessed culture. In over two hundred interviews of plastic surgeons and surgery recipients, Essig creates an unforgettable portrait of contemporary America. American Plastic is a powerful and original commentary on the relationship between cosmetic surgery, credit, and culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Beacon Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 134mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 314g
• ISBN-13: 9780807003237
• ISBN-10: 0807003239
• Artikelnr.: 33285232

Autorenporträt

Laurie Essig teaches sociology at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont. She has written for a variety of publications, including Legal Affairs, Salon, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. Essig's blog, Class Warfare, at True/Slant, applies critical theory from the classroom to the news of the day.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
 
Introduction
 
Part I: American Plastic
1 A Short History of Plastic
2 The State of Plastic
3 Plastic People and Their Doctors
 
Part II: Boob Jobs and Credit Cards
4 Learning to Be Plastic: Magazines, TV, and Other Cultural Scripts
5 The Mirror and the Porn Star: Ideal Forms, osmetic Surgery, and Everyday
Aesthetics
6 Broken Plastic
 
Part III: The Quest for Perfection
7 Resistance
8 . . . Is Futile?
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index