The ways women age : using and refusing cosmetic intervention / Abigail T. Brooks.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brooks, Abigail T. (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)
Older women.
Aging > Psychological aspects.
Body image in women.
Surgery, Plastic > Social aspects.
Physical Description:xiv, 279 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: older women in cosmetic culture
  • "I wanted to look like me again": aging, identity, and cosmetic intervention
  • "I am what I am!": The freedom of growing older 'naturally'
  • "Age changes you, but not like surgery": refusing cosmetic intervention
  • "Can we just stop the clock here?" Promise and peril in the anti-aging explosion
  • "Why should I be the ugly one?": choosing intervention
  • "It's not in my world': living as a natural ager
  • Conclusion: taking the body back
  • Epilogue.