Bodies of change: A comparative analysis of media representations of body modification practices

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-129

  Adams, Josh ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body modification; Media framing; Sosmetic surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 62849097953     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: 15338673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2009.52.1.103     Document Type: Article

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