THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF “PATIENTS” IN COSMETIC SURGERY

This paper seeks to study the way in which the human body is socially constructed, with emphasis on the case of aesthetic surgery. Drawing from semi-structured qualitative interviews with plastic surgeons and individuals who modified their body through aesthetic surgery, it is illustrated a contrast...

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Main Authors: GEORGIA DILAKI, GEORGE ALEXIAS, CHARALAMBOS TSEKERIS
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Press 2012-11-01
Series:Agathos: An International Review of the Humanities and Social Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.agathos-international-review.com/issue3_2/15.%20Articol%20-%20Charalambos%20Tsekeris.pdf