{"product_id":"under-the-knife-samantha-kwan-9781439919323","title":"Under the Knife: Cosmetic Surgery, Boundary Work, and the Pursuit of the Natural Fake","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost women who elect to have cosmetic surgery want a \"natural\" outcome--a discrete alteration of the body that appears unaltered. \u003ci\u003eUnder the Knife\u003c\/i\u003e examines this theme in light of a cultural paradox. Whereas women are encouraged to improve their appearance, there is also a stigma associated with those who do so via surgery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamantha Kwan and Jennifer Graves reveal how women negotiate their \"unnatural\"--but hopefully (in their view) natural-looking--surgically-altered bodies. Based on in-depth interviews with 46 women who underwent cosmetic surgery to enhance their appearance, the authors investigate motivations for surgery as well as women's thoughts about looking natural after the procedures. \u003ci\u003eUnder the Knife \u003c\/i\u003edissects the psychological and physical strategies these women use to manage the expectations, challenges, and disappointments of cosmetic surgery while also addressing issues of agency and empowerment. It shows how different cultural intersections can produce varied goals and values around body improvement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnder the Knife \u003c\/i\u003ehighlights the role of deep-seated yet contradictory gendered meanings about women's bodies, passing, and boundary work. The authors also consider traditional notions of femininity and normalcy that trouble women's struggle to preserve an authentic moral self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samantha Kwan,Jennifer Graves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439919321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439919323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Samantha Kwan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065588560127,"sku":"9781439919323","price":92.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_68285b73-f14a-413d-9a83-0a1dd0b01365.jpg?v=1768675967","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/under-the-knife-samantha-kwan-9781439919323","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}