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P/FC/21. Cosmetic surgery: fruit of consumer culture

WORDS:
3000
DATE:
2005
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper looks at cosmetic surgery as a body consumption practice revealing its social and psychological motivations related to the significance of appearance in modern society, the role of marketing and advertising images, the need for self-armouring and self-expression, etc. Theories related to the role of body in consumer culture are reviewed.

 

KEYWORDS: f, cosmetic, surgery, fruit, consumer, culture,

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