Barnes The Harms of Beauty

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-5292-3535-7
Verlag: Bristol University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 172 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Studies in Social Harm

The beauty industry thrives on creating a sense of dissatisfaction with appearance, with social media adding pressure to conform to idealized 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 normalized throughout society.

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barnes, Sam

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Dienstleistungssektor & Branchen Sonstige Dienstleistungssektoren

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

2. Contemporary Subjectivity and Hyper-Comparison

3. The Changing Nature of Beauty, Enhancement and Harm

4. The Contemporary Seller and the Myth of the ‘Organized Criminal’

5. Consuming (Counterfeit) Beauty; Consuming Aesthetic Pleasure

6. From Filters to Fillers: The Real-Life Instagram Face

7. Botox, Booze and ‘Bonding’

8. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Sam Barnes is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Arden University.