Aphrodite's bosom : an analysis of how breast augmentation is constructed at the site of cosmetic surgery websites in New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University

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Aphrodite's bosom : an analysis of how breast augmentation is constructed at the site of cosmetic surgery websites in New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University

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Massey University

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Cosmetic surgery, such as breast augmentation is made possible by the intersections of dominant understandings and practices of gender, medicine, and consumerism. In contemporary western world societies, the female breast is increasingly drawn into medicalized processes of commodification. Through practices of breast augmentation, the breast is able to be exchanged and transformed. The breast as a commodity is understood and (re)produced as a cultural object of femininity. Dominant understand...

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Research paper

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Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2006

Creator

Hopner, Veronica

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https://hdl.handle.net/10179/8377

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New Zealand / Augmentation mammaplasty / Plastic surgery

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