The Fashioned Self

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Social Psychology
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Author: Joanne Finkelstein ISBN: 9780745666266
Publisher: Wiley Publication: April 24, 2013
Imprint: Polity Language: English
Author: Joanne Finkelstein
ISBN: 9780745666266
Publisher: Wiley
Publication: April 24, 2013
Imprint: Polity
Language: English

This book examines the nature of the self and self-identity in the modern age, and the way in which they have been moulded through the alteration of bodily appearance, exemplified fashions, facelifts and diets. The idea that an individual's character is revealed through physical appearance is, Finkelstein argues, deeply embedded in Western culture. And since fashions and cosmetics are closely linked to sexual difference, the author concentrates on aspects of gender identity, suggesting that the female and male identity are differentiated through opposed experiences of the body.

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This book examines the nature of the self and self-identity in the modern age, and the way in which they have been moulded through the alteration of bodily appearance, exemplified fashions, facelifts and diets. The idea that an individual's character is revealed through physical appearance is, Finkelstein argues, deeply embedded in Western culture. And since fashions and cosmetics are closely linked to sexual difference, the author concentrates on aspects of gender identity, suggesting that the female and male identity are differentiated through opposed experiences of the body.

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