AbstractsMedical & Health Science

This project engages the notion of the subjective body in a pasture of social constructions in order to gather an understanding of the narratives created by women about their bodies in relation to cosmetic surgery. The empirical data for this project comes from our virtual ethnographic research on the various forums from the MyLooks website. Moreover, perspectives regarding the body, beauty ideals and theoretical positions from Kathryn Morgan and Kathy Davis fill out the structure of the project while lending expertise to the analysis. The overall project touches on subjects including the body, cosmetic surgery, female identity and the relationship between identity and how identity is socially constructed.