Man made plastic: Investigating men's consumption of aesthetic surgery

Journal of Consumer Culture

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-78

  Holliday, Ruth ^a   Cairnie, Allie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body; Bourdieu; Cosmetic surgery; Masculinities

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249153896     PISSN: 14695405     EISSN: 17412900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469540507073508     Document Type: Article

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