Cleavage: Technology, Controversy and the Ironies of the Man-made Breast [Paperback]

Nora Jacobson (Author)

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Paperback: 302 pages
Publisher: Rutgers University Press (28 Feb 2000)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0813527155
ISBN-13: 978-0813527154
Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.4 x 2 cm
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,278,142 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #55 in Books > Science & Nature > Medicine > Medical Sciences A-Z > Surgery > Cosmetic Surgery

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Using a sociological perspective that views reality and the "idealized" breast as socially constructed, this text examines the history of breast implant technology from 1895 to 1990, including the controversies that erupted in the early 1990s over the safety of devices.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Cleavage, 22 Mar 2001

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This review is from: Cleavage: Technology, Controversy and the Ironies of the Man-made Breast (Paperback)

Fascinating analysis of the history of breast implant technology. Jacobson also constructs complex relationships between medical institutions, capitalism, government bureaucracy, and the individual patient. Worth reading if only for the information about the history of plastic and reconstructive surgery. At times, Jacobson's analysis is a bit superficial -- I often wished she would stray from the sociological and get into some theoretical discussions of what this story she's telling *means*.

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