Beauty around the world : a cultural encyclopedia / Erin Kenny and Elizabeth Gackstetter Nichols.
Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2017]Description: xxiv, 416 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781610699440; 1610699440Subject(s): Beauty, Personal -- Cross-cultural studiesAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Beauty around the world.DDC classification: 646.7/2 LOC classification: GT499 | .K46 2017
Partial contents:
Psychology with a scalpel : does cosmetic surgery boost self esteem? -- Is beauty a biological imperative or a cultural preference? -- The rise of the transgendered beauty pageant : is biology a fixed category? -- If beauty is only skin deep, why is it so important? -- How is men's beauty increasingly commodified?
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NMC Library | Reference | GT499 .K46 2017 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Not for loan | 33039001472215 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-385) and index.
Psychology with a scalpel : does cosmetic surgery boost self esteem? -- Is beauty a biological imperative or a cultural preference? -- The rise of the transgendered beauty pageant : is biology a fixed category? -- If beauty is only skin deep, why is it so important? -- How is men's beauty increasingly commodified?
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