Wellness in whiteness : biomedicalization and the promotion of whiteness and youth among women

Wellness in whiteness biomedicalization and the promotion of whiteness and youth among women

This book analyses the social and ethical implications of the globalization of emerging skin-whitening and anti-ageing biotechnology. Using an intersectional theoretical framework and a content analysis methodology drawn from cultural studies, the sociology of knowledge, the history of colonial medi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Mire, Amina, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Abingdon, Oxon. ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2019.
2020.
Colección:Routledge research in gender and society ; 78.
Materias:
Body image.
Body image in women.
Beauty, personal.
Black people > Race identity.
White people > Race identity.
Skin > Bleaching > Psychological aspects.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009432080806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Situating skin : whitening biotechnology
  • Pigmentation pathologies and regenerative whiteness
  • "Face north and smile" : biomedicalization of ageing and "science based" whiteness therapy
  • Racialising consumption : skin-whitening and the global look
  • Entrepreneurial innovation in skin-whitening biotechnology : ethical and social implications
  • Index.

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