Bodies
In the past decades, the pressure to perfect and design our bodies has been unprecedented. Men are encouraged to surgically pump up their pecs, breast enhancement is a sweet sixteen birthday present in the suburbs of America, and eating problems - from bulimia to obesity - are growing daily, affecting children as young as six. In China, women are having their legs broken and extended by 5cms. In Iran, behind the Hijab there are 35,000 cosmetic nose reconstructions a year. The body is no longer a given and to possess a flawless one has become the ambition of millions. In her years of practice a
1 online resource (201 pages)
9781847651266, 1847651267
727647176
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; Introduction; 1 BODIES IN OUR TIME; 2 SHAPING THE BODY; 3 SPEAKING BODIES; 4 BODIES REAL AND NOT SO REAL; 5 AND SO TO SEX; 6 WHAT ARE BODIES FOR?; Notes; Further reading; Acknowledgements