Mire Amina (Carleton University Canada)
Mire Amina (Carleton University Canada) - Wellness In Whiteness Biomedicalization And The Promotion Of Whiteness And Youth Among Women - Paperback
Mire Amina (Carleton University Canada) - Wellness In Whiteness Biomedicalization And The Promotion Of Whiteness And Youth Among Women - Paperback
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Description: The Open Access version of this book available at https://www. taylorfrancis. com/books/9781351234146, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial - No Derivatives 4.0 license. 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 medicine and critical race theory it examines technical reports as well as print and online advertisements from pharmaceutical and cosmetics companies for skin - whitening products. With close attention to the promises of ageless beauty brightened youthful skin and solutions to pigmentation problems for non - white women the author reveals the dynamics of racialization and biomedicalization at work. A study of a significant sector of the globalized health and wellness industries which requires the active participation of consumers in the biomedicalization of their own bodies Wellness in Whiteness will appeal to social scientists with interests in gender race and ethnicity biotechnology and embodiment.
Title: Wellness In Whiteness Biomedicalization And The Promotion Of Whiteness And Youth Among Women
Author(s): Mire Amina (Carleton University Canada)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
Barcode: 9780815377443
Pages: 110 Pages
Publication Date: 9/19/2019
Series: Routledge Research in Gender and Society
Category: Biomedical Engineering
Description: The Open Access version of this book available at https://www. taylorfrancis. com/books/9781351234146, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial - No Derivatives 4.0 license. 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 medicine and critical race theory it examines technical reports as well as print and online advertisements from pharmaceutical and cosmetics companies for skin - whitening products. With close attention to the promises of ageless beauty brightened youthful skin and solutions to pigmentation problems for non - white women the author reveals the dynamics of racialization and biomedicalization at work. A study of a significant sector of the globalized health and wellness industries which requires the active participation of consumers in the biomedicalization of their own bodies Wellness in Whiteness will appeal to social scientists with interests in gender race and ethnicity biotechnology and embodiment.
Title: Wellness In Whiteness Biomedicalization And The Promotion Of Whiteness And Youth Among Women
Author(s): Mire Amina (Carleton University Canada)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
Barcode: 9780815377443
Pages: 110 Pages
Publication Date: 9/19/2019
Series: Routledge Research in Gender and Society
Category: Biomedical Engineering
