Cuts both ways : women's experiences of cosmetic breast surgery

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dc.contributor.authorBoulton, Tiffany
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorMalacrida, Claudia
dc.date.accessioned2008-03-25T19:51:05Z
dc.date.available2008-03-25T19:51:05Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionviii, 228 leaves ; 29 cm.en
dc.description.abstractThis research project examines the experiences of women who have undergone elective cosmetic breast surgery. Drawing from qualitative in-depth interviews with twenty four women, this study examines why these women were willing to undergo dangerous and invasive cosmetic surgery procedures to change the appearance of their breasts. It is argued that although the women exercised agency in their decision-making, their choices were severely constrained by a culture that rewards women for conforming to feminine beauty norms, and sanctions those who do not. The women’s experiences further reveal that their decisions often “cut both ways.” These women’s decisions “cut both ways,” because while the women acquired personal benefits, these came with significant physical and emotional costs. Finally, it “cuts both ways,” because while these women personally benefited, their decisions result in the reproduction of the current beauty system and uphold the unjust feminine beauty norms on which it is based.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/618
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2007en
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Sociologyen
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Arts and Scienceen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen
dc.subjectAugmentation mammaplasty -- Social aspectsen
dc.subjectBreast -- Surgery -- Social aspectsen
dc.subjectSurgery, Plastic -- Social aspectsen
dc.subjectBody image in women -- Social aspectsen
dc.subjectBeauty, Personal -- Social aspectsen
dc.titleCuts both ways : women's experiences of cosmetic breast surgeryen
dc.typeThesisen
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