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Female genital cosmetic surgery : deviance, desire and the pursuit of perfection
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ISBN: 9783319964904 Year: 2019 Publisher: Cham Palgrave Macmillan

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Examining the fascinating history of female genital cosmetic surgery, Camille Nurka traces the origins of contemporary ideas of genital normality. Over the past twenty years, Western women have become increasingly worried about the aesthetic appearance of their labia minora and are turning to cosmetic surgery to achieve the ideal vulva: a clean slit with no visible protrusion of the inner lips. Long labia minora are described by medical experts as ‘hypertrophied,’ a term that implies deformity and the atypical. But how far back does the diagnosis of labial hypertrophy go, and where did it originate? Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery tells the story of the female genitalia from the alien world of ancient Greek gynaecology to the colonial period of exploration and exploitation up to the present day. Bringing together historical, medical, and theoretical documentation and commentary, Nurka uncovers a long tradition of pathologizing female anatomy, a history sure to be of interest to any reader who wishes to know more about how medicine shapes our commonly held ideals. .

Sex/machine : readings in culture, gender, and technology
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ISBN: 0253212308 0253334411 Year: 1998 Publisher: Bloomington Indiana University Press

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Provocative views on the interface of gender and technology. How do cultural notions of gender affect what kinds of technologies are produced and for what purposes? How does technology affect gender roles, either by reinforcing them or destabilizing them? What is the significance of sex and gender in the use of technologies such as cosmetic surgery and reproductive procedures that manipulate the body? Does "sexual difference" have any implications for the development of technology? What does "gender" mean in a technologically influenced world? Technology -- from personal computers and cyberspace to artificial wombs and sex reassignment surgery -- has opened up the possibility that sex roles as well as the gendered notions we have of human identity are subject to radical change. This engaging anthology examines long-standing stereotypical associations of men with technology and women with nature and assesses the impact of technologies that have necessarily blurred distinctions between the sexes on these traditional views of gender. An illuminating and often unsettling picture of the ethical, moral, and legal issues that shape experience, culture, and identity in the late twentieth century emerges from this thought-provoking collection.


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Onaantrekkelijk? : beeldvorming over het belang van fysieke aantrekkelijkheid
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ISBN: 9044114557 9789044114553 Year: 2005 Publisher: Antwerpen/Apeldoorn Garant

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Mensen die minder mooi zijn, lopen het risico minder aan hun trekken te komen, op vele gebieden. In de samenleving speelt fysieke aantrekkelijkheid vaak een nadrukkelijke rol. Eerst maakt de auteur een inventaris van wat over dit probleem is onderzocht, geweten en geschreven (hij deed ook zelf onderzoek). Dan zoekt hij naar antwoorden op heel wat vragen: Machtige invloed van fysieke aantrekkelijkheid - Aantrekkelijkheid en partnerrelatie - Wat zijn schoonheid en fysieke aantrekkelijkheid - Invloed van fysieke (on)aantrekkelijkheid op persoonlijkheid - Hoe het belang van fysieke aantrekkelijkheid begrijpen - Invloed van media en reclame - Lichaamsbeelden Stigmatisering door afwijkend uiterlijk - Aan uiterlijk gerelateerde psychische ziekteverschijnselen - Sleutelen aan je uiterlijk ethisch verantwoord - Beeldvormingonderzoek naar het belang van aantrekkelijkheid in media en hulpverlening

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