Details
The Harms of Beauty
Studies in Social Harm 1. First Edition
|
42,99 € |
|
| Verlag: | Bristol University Press |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 01.04.2025 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781529235357 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 192 |
DRM-geschütztes eBook, Sie benötigen z.B. Adobe Digital Editions und eine Adobe ID zum Lesen.
Beschreibungen
<p>The beauty industry thrives on creating a sense of dissatisfaction with appearance, with social media adding pressure to conform to idealised images of beauty. This has led to a growing use of products for bodily improvement such as facial injectables and weight loss drugs, which have arguably become increasingly normalised throughout society.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> This groundbreaking ethnographic study lifts the lid on the dark side of beauty – revealing why young people are willing to inflict self-harm in the pursuit of ‘perfection’ and exploring the motivations for using, buying and selling counterfeit beauty products and services.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> This groundbreaking ethnographic study lifts the lid on the dark side of beauty – revealing why young people are willing to inflict self-harm in the pursuit of ‘perfection’ and exploring the motivations for using, buying and selling counterfeit beauty products and services.</p>
<p>1. Introduction</p>
<p> 2. Contemporary Subjectivity and Hyper-Comparison</p>
<p> 3. The Changing Nature of Beauty, Enhancement and Harm</p>
<p> 4. The Contemporary Seller and the Myth of the ‘Organised Criminal’</p>
<p> 5. Consuming (Counterfeit) Beauty, Consuming Aesthetic Pleasure</p>
<p> 6. From Filters to Fillers: The Real-Life Instagram Face</p>
<p> 7. Botox, Booze and ‘Bonding’</p>
<p> 8. Conclusion</p>
<p> 2. Contemporary Subjectivity and Hyper-Comparison</p>
<p> 3. The Changing Nature of Beauty, Enhancement and Harm</p>
<p> 4. The Contemporary Seller and the Myth of the ‘Organised Criminal’</p>
<p> 5. Consuming (Counterfeit) Beauty, Consuming Aesthetic Pleasure</p>
<p> 6. From Filters to Fillers: The Real-Life Instagram Face</p>
<p> 7. Botox, Booze and ‘Bonding’</p>
<p> 8. Conclusion</p>
Diese Produkte könnten Sie auch interessieren:
